| Cholesterol Reduction |
| Effect of
administration of a-tocopherol
and tocotrienols on serum lipids and liver HMG
CoA Reductase activity Khor HT, et al. (1999), Presented at the International Palm Oil Congress Nutrition Conference, Feb 1-6th 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Effect of dietary antioxidants on serum lipid contents and immunoglobulin productivity of lymphocytes in Sprague-Dawley rats Kaku S, Yunoki S, et al. (1999), Biocsi. Biotechnol. Biochem, 63(3) : pp : 575 - 576 |
| Cardiovascular Health & Protection |
| Effect of
tocotrienol derivatives on collagen- and
ADP-induced human platelet aggregation Mahadevappa VG, Holub BJ, et al.(1999), Presented at International Palm Oil Congress 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Effects of g-tocotrienol
on apolipoprotein synthesis, degradation and
secretion in HepG2 cells Regulation
of ApoB production in HepG2 cells by tocotrienols
from palm oil |
| Blood Pressure |
| Effect of
gamma-tocotrienol on blood pressure, lipid
peroxidation and total antioxidant status in
spontaneously hypertensive rats Newaz, Ma et al (1999), Clin. Exp. Hypens. 21(8) : pp : 1297 1313 |
| Antioxidant Activity |
| Effect of
different vitamin E fractions from palm oil in
invitro oxidation of LDL and detection of
antibodies to oxysterols of OXLDL Cheng HM, et al., (1999) Presented at the International Palm Oil Congress, 1999; Nutrition Conference, Feb 1-6th 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Isolation
and utilization of tocotrienols from palm oil Biological
activity of tocopherols, tocotrienols and
ubiquinones |
| Cancer Prevention- Breast Cancer |
| Induction of
apoptosis in human breast cancer cells by
tocopherols and tocotrienols Kline K, Yu w, Sander BG, et al. (1999), Nutr Cancer, 33 : pp : 26 32 Tocotrienols
inhibit growth of ZR-75-1 human breast cancer
cells |
| Cancer Prevention - Liver Cancer |
| Palmvitee
supplementation of chronic hepatitis B patients
and invitro studies on cancer cell lines Wan Ngah WZ, et al. (1999), Presented at the International Palm Oil Congress, 1999; Nutrition Conference, Feb 1-6th 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| Anti Cancer - General |
| The effect of
vitamin E and beta-carotene on natural killer
cells Ashfaq MK, et al. (1999), Presented at the International Palm Oil Congress, 1999; Nutrition Conference, Feb 1-6th 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Effect of palm
oil in the regression of BALB/C epithelial
tumours Apoptosis
and cell-cycle arrest in human and murine tumor
cells initiated by isoprenoids Potent
cancer chemo-preventive action of palm fruit
carotene and palm fruit tocotrienol against mouse
carcinogenesis models |
| Anti-Aging |
| Tocotrienol
acetate penetrates into murine skin and is
hydrolyzed in vivo Weber, S, Traber, MG, packer, L et al. (1999). Presented at the OCC World Congress 1999, March 3 6th, Santa Barbara, CA. Tocotrienol
as Possible Anti-Aging Compound |
| Neuroprotective Property |
| Tocotrienol
Protects Death of Neuronal Cells (2000), Journal of Biological Chemistry |