Effects of α-, β-, γ- and δ-tocopherols on the proliferation and invasion of AH109A hepatoma cells and their modes of action were investigated. Four tocopherols inhibited the invasion as well as the proliferation of AH109A cells. Their inhibitory effects were more prominent on the invasion than on the proliferation. At 1 µM, α-tocopherol showed most potent anti-invasive activity without any inf...

The increasing interest in natural foods with functional effects demands progressively higher production levels. Nonetheless, there is an orientation towards practicing more sustainable agriculture, free from environmentally harmful pesticides and fertilizers. Plant biostimulants, a class of bio-based agriculture products designed to improve crop development, represent feasible alternative chem...

Abstract The study objective was to evaluate the effect of two fat sources and graded levels vitamin E (VE) supplementation on tissue fatty acid profile, VE concentrations, immune capacity antioxidant plasma tissues pigs at heavy slaughter weight (150 kg). A total 48 individually-fed (24 barrows, 24 gilts; 28.44 ±2.69 kg) were randomly assigned 8 dietary treatments in a 2 × 4 factorial arrangem...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular risk largely depends on diet, antioxidant status, and gene polymorphisms. Low-fat meat (CM) and walnut-enriched meat (WM) products may exert potential beneficial health effects with respect to conventional meat products. OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of consuming WM vs CM on reduced and oxidized glutathione, lipoperoxides, α- and γ-tocopherol levels, and paraoxona...

Problem statement: Germinated rice has been recognized as a functional food and its health benefits. However, most related studies were on germinated brown rice but our previous study indicated that germination of rough rice was an effective method to obtain high concentrations of bioactive compounds. Germination time is one of the most important factors affecting the level of biochemical compo...

This study aimed to investigate whether α-tocopherol is able to protect keratinocytes against ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation by increasing glutathione (γ-glutamylcysteinylglycine; GSH) levels or decreasing lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. The cell survival fraction was 43.6% when keratinocytes were irradiated with UVA at a dose of 8 J/cm2. α-Tocopherol was added p...

Organic tomato production is increasing worldwide, thus making necessary the development of varieties adapted to this farming system. It now well known that implementation local plant breeding programs for organic required increase performance in typology cultivation regime. In research, agronomic performance, nutraceutical contents, and radical scavenging activity a germplasm line (OSTGL), sel...