Vitamin E
Vitamin E is the main fat-soluble antioxidant in the body. In the cells vitamin E prevents the
propagation of free radicals. It enhances the body's ability to cleanse the system
of free radicals and eliminate toxins. It also has a beneficial effect on healing
scar tissue, treating arteriosclerosis and enhancing brain function. Research
has focused on effects of isolated chemical ingredients of Vitamin E, but the
isolated ingredients while showing some good effects are not proving to work as
well as the whole vitamin, administered in low doses. Some researchers speculate
this is because vitamin E cooperates with and works in concert with other nutrients.
Research
Vitamin E: action, metabolism and perspectives, Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, March 2001, Volume 57, Issue 1 pp 43-56, E. Herrara and C. Barbas
Alpha-tocopherol induces expression of connective tissue growth factor and antagonizes tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mediated downregulation in human smooth muscle cells. Villacorta L, Graca-Souza AV, Ricciarelli R, Zingg JM, Azzi A. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil. Circ Res. 2003 Jan 10;92(1):104-10.
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