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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

The Effects of Vitamin E from

Sok Kuan Wong, Kok-Yong Chin, Farihah Hj Suhaimi, Fairus Ahmad, Soelaiman Ima-Nirwana

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The Role of Vitamin E in Thermal Burn Injuries, Infection, and Sepsis: A Review.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2022
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  11. Vitamin C: A Review on its Role in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome.International journal of medical sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sok Kuan WongDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. jocylnwsk@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1184-4551
Kok-Yong ChinDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. chinkokyong@ppukm.ukm.edu.my.ORCID 0000-0001-6628-1552
Farihah Hj SuhaimiDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. farihah_suhaimi@yahoo.com.
Fairus AhmadDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. apai.kie@gmail.com.
Soelaiman Ima-NirwanaDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. imasoel@ppukm.ukm.edu.my.
National University of Malaysia · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The beneficial effects of vitamin E in improving components of MetS or bone loss have been established. This study aimed to investigate the potential of palm vitamin E (PVE) as a single agent, targeting MetS and bone loss concurrently, using a MetS animal model. Twelve-week-old male Wistar rats were divided into five groups. The baseline group was sacrificed upon arrival. The normal group was given standard rat chow. The remaining three groups were fed with high-carbohydrate high-fat (HCHF) diet and treated with tocopherol-stripped corn oil (vehicle), 60 mg/kg or 100 mg/kg PVE. At the end of the study, the rats were evaluated for MetS parameters and bone density. After euthanasia, blood and femurs were harvested for the evaluation of lipid profile, bone histomorphometric analysis, and remodeling markers. PVE improved blood pressure, glycemic status, and lipid profile; increased osteoblast surface, osteoid surface, bone volume, and trabecular thickness, as well as decreased eroded surface and single-labeled surface. Administration of PVE also significantly reduced leptin level in the HCHF rats. PVE is a potential agent in concurrently preventing MetS and protecting bone loss. This may be, in part, achieved by reducing the leptin level and modulating the bone remodeling activity in male rats.

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AnimalsBone DensityDiet, High-FatMaleMetabolic SyndromeOsteoporosisPalm OilRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, WistarVitamin EPalm OilVitamin Edyslipidemiahyperglycemiahypertensionobesityosteoporosistocopheroltocotrienol

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PMID30149518
PMCPMC6164987
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