CellWell record HH-104410
Tocopherols in the Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis and Related Cardiovascular Disease
Pankaj Mathur; Zufeng Ding; Tom Saldeen; Jawahar L. Mehta
Clinical Cardiology ยท 2015
In plain language
This review reports alpha-tocopherol inhibits LDL oxidation in vitro, yet alpha-tocopherol supplements have failed to consistently reduce atherosclerosis-related events in human trials, prompting interest in gamma-tocopherol's stronger anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective activity.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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