The role of α-tocopherol in preventing disease: from epidemiology to molecular events

The function of vitamin E has been attributed to its capacity to protect the organism against the attack of free radicals by acting as a lipid based radical chain breaking molecule. More recently, alternative non-antioxidant functions of vitamin E have been proposed and in particular that of a “gene...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Molecular aspects of medicine 2003-12, Vol.24 (6), p.325-336
Hauptverfasser:	Azzi, A., Gysin, R., Kempná, P., Ricciarelli, R., Villacorta, L., Visarius, T., Zingg, J.-M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alpha-Tocopherol - metabolism Animal Diseases - prevention & control Animals Antioxidants - metabolism Arteriosclerosis - prevention & control Ataxia - prevention & control Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control Cell signaling Free Radicals - metabolism gamma-Tocopherol - metabolism Gene expression Gene Expression Regulation Humans Male Non-antioxidant Prostatic Neoplasms - prevention & control Protein kinase C Protein Processing, Post-Translational Proteins - metabolism RNA, Messenger - metabolism Signal Transduction Tocopherols Transcription, Genetic Vitamin E
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