Vitamin E Forms: Anti-Inflammatory Activity and Potential Use in Treatment of Asthma

By Qing Jiang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, Email: qjiang@purdue.edu. Conference paper presented at the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Symposium, May 2008. Theme: Tocotrienols in Health. Read more »

Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Effects of Tocotrienols on Normal and Neoplastic Mammary Epithelial Cells

By Paul W. Sylvester, PhD, Pfizer Endowed Professor of Pharmacology and Director of Graduate Studies and Research. College of Pharmacy, University of Louisana, Monroe, LA. Email: sylvester@ulm.edu. Conference paper presented at the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Symposium, May 2008. Theme: Tocotrienols in Health.  Tocotrienols (a form of vitamin E) may be used in anticancer therapy either alone or in combination to enhance the therapeutic efficacy and reduce toxicity of other anticancer agents. Read more »

Vitamin E Supplementation, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Disease

By Sridevi Devaraj, PhD, Email: sridevi.devarij@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu and Ishwarlal Jialal, MD, PhD,  Email: ishwarial.jailal@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. Conference paper presented at the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Symposium, May 2008. Theme: Tocotrienols in Health. Read more »

Vitamin E in Neuroprotection: The Tocotrienol Advantage

By Dr. Chandan K. Sen, Professor and Vice Chairmain (Research) of Surgery, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.  Email: Chandan.Sen@osumc.edu. Conference paper presented at the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Symposium, May 2008. Theme: Tocotrienols in Health Read more »