The relation of vitamin E deficiency diseases to the possible function of tocopherol as a catalyst in enzyme systems is at present unknown. A characteristic metabolic disturbance, respiratory decline, has been described in liver slices from rats on vitamin E-deficient diets which produce necrotic liver degeneration (l-3). The deficiency disease, which is produced conveniently by diets containin...

AIM Deficiency in vitamin E, a natural antioxidant, participates in abnormal erythrocyte membrane lipids, structural alterations and hemolysis in advanced cirrhosis. Poor absorption of fat-soluble vitamins limits full correction of deficiency with standard formulations in cirrhosis with cholestasis. The aim of the present study was to examine safety and effects of tocofersolan, a water-soluble ...

Vitamin E and linoleate, both of which are found in high concentrations in sunflower seed oil, were examined independently for their influence on general and blood-vascular parameters in vitamin E-deficient common marmosets. A vitamin E-deficient diet (-E, 4 micrograms/g) was supplemented with either 40 micrograms/g vitamin E (+E), vitamin E stripped sunflower oil (+10% SSO-E), or SSO (+10% SSO...

OBJECTIVE To assess the role of combined deficiencies of vitamins C and E on the earliest stages of atherosclerosis (an inflammatory condition associated with oxidative stress), 4 combinations of vitamin supplementation (low C/low E, low C/high E, high C/low E, and high C/high E) were studied in atherosclerosis-prone apolipoprotein E-deficient mice also unable to synthesize their own vitamin C ...

Three illustrative cases of lipofuscinosis of the gastrointestinal tract are presented. The nature and significance of this condition are discussed. When the pigment is found in surgical biopsy material steatorrhoea, hypoalbuminaemia, and vitamin E deficiency should be excluded. It is probable that this type of lipofuscinosis is a manifestation of vitamin E deficiency in man.

vitamin d is an essential hormone for growth and development of bones in children. there is a lot of evidence for deficiency of this vitamin in middle east females. this study conduct to find a way to combat deficiency in girls during rapid growth phase of puberty in academic year. one hundred and two middle school girls who had not consumed any vitamins supplement have been participated in thi...

multiple risk factors are introduced for multiple sclerosis (ms). recent studies have suggested a possible correlation between vitamin d deficiency and an increase risk of ms. this study was therefore undertaken to compare vitamin d levels in new cases of ms and their relatives as healthy controls. seventy five new diagnosed ms patients and 100 matched healthy controls among their relatives wer...

Background: Osteoporosis one of the postmenopausal symptoms is characterized by bone loss. There is a link between excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, estrogen deficiency due to cessation of ovarian function and bone loss. Free radicals are responsible for causing osteoblast apoptosis and reducing osteoblastogenesis in bone remodeling. Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant with the a...