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The biological activities and effects of Vitamin E on organs and tissues during adulthood and fetal life
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RASHA RAHMAN
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Vitamin E has a vital role in the body as an antioxidant due to its ability to scavenge free radicals. The antioxidant
potential of vitamin E has been extensively investigated in order to test its ability to prevent many oxidative stressassociated
diseases as diabetes, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. The aim of this article was to review
the different effects induced by vitamin E on the different tissues and organs as well as tosummarize its different
biological effects previouslyreported either on human or animals. It also aimed to highlightvitamin E potential in
preventing and treatinga wide range of pathological conditions. Several previous studies strongly indicated that vitamin
E has a wide range of biological activities includingantioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immuno-stimulatory,
neuroprotective, nephroprotective and radioprotective effects. Therefore, vitamin E might ameliorate
differentcommon pathological conditionslikediabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and malignancy. It also showed
positive effects on different body organs as the brain, liver, heart and blood vessels, skin, hair and nails, bone and the
reproductive system.
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Vitamin E, adulthood, fetus, oxidative stress,tocopherols,tocotrienols, liver, antioxidant.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2019.11.02.063
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