Cholesterol Reduction

2007
Ajuluchukwu JN, Okubadejo NU, Mabayoje M, Ojini FI, Okwudiafor RN, Mbakwem AC, Fasanmade OA, Oke DA. (2007) Comparative study of the effect of tocotrienols and -tocopherol on fasting serum lipid profiles in patients with mild hypercholesterolaemia: a preliminary report. Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal 14(1):30-3.

2006
Yu SG, Thomas AM, Gapor A, Tan B, Qureshi N, Qureshi AA (2006) Dose-response impact of various tocotrienols on serum lipid parameters in 5-week-old female chickens. Lipids 41(5): 453-61.

Song BL, DeBose-Boyd RA (2006) Insig-dependent ubiquitination and degradation of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase stimulated by delta- and gamma-tocotrienols. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281(35):25054-61.


2005
Minhajuddin M, Beg ZH, Iqbal J (2005) Hypolipidemic and antioxidant properties of tocotrienol rich fraction isolated from rice bran oil in experimentally induced hyperlipidemic rats. Food and Chemical Toxicolology 43(5):747-53.

Poveda E, Ayala P, Milena R, Ordonez E, Baracaldo C, Delgado W, Guerra M. (2005) Effects of vegetal oil supplementation on the lipid profile of Wistar rats. Biomedica 25(1):101-9. Spanish.

Baliarsingh S, Beg ZH, Ahmad J. (2005) The therapeutic impacts of tocotrienols in type 2 diabetic patients with hyperlipidemia. Atherosclerosis 182(2):367-74.

        2003

Iqbal J, Minhajuddin M, Beg ZH (2003) Suppression of 7,12-dimethylbenz[alpha]anthracene- induced carcinogenesis and hypercholesterolaemia in rats by tocotrienol-rich fraction isolated from rice bran oil. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 12(6): 447-53.

                              
                        

                              
                        

       2002
Kerckhoffs DA, Brouns F, Hornstra G, Mensink RP (2002) Effects on the human serum lipoprotein profile of beta-glucan, soy protein and isoflavones, plant sterols and stanols, garlic and tocotrienols. Journal of Nutrition 132(9): 2494-505.

       Raederstorff D, Elste V, Aebischer C, Weber P (2002) Effect of either gamma-tocotrienol or a tocotrienol mixture on the plasma lipid profile in hamsters. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 46(1): 17-23.

       Qureshi AA, Sami SA, Salser WA, Khan FA (2002) Dose-dependent suppression of serum cholesterol by tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF25) of rice bran in hypercholesterolemic humans. Atherosclerosis 161(1): 199-207.

       Theriault A, Chao JT, Gapor A (2002) Tocotrienol is the most effective vitamin E for reducing endothelial expression of adhesion molecules and adhesion to monocytes. Atherosclerosis. 160(1):21-30. [Erratum in: Atherosclerosis. 2002; 164(2):389]

 
1992
Pearce BC, Parker RA, Deason ME, Qureshi AA, Wright JJ (1992) Hypocholesterolemic activity of synthetic and natural tocotrienols. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 35(20):3595-606