ArticleNutrients2021
Tocotrienols Ameliorate Neurodegeneration and Motor Deficits in the 6-OHDA-Induced Rat Model of Parkinsonism: Behavioural and Immunohistochemistry Analysis.
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- Targeting the Sleep-Glymphatic-Vascular Continuum in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Nutritional Perspective on Neuroprotective Potential of Tocotrienols (T3).Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Modulation of NF-κB signaling pathway by tocotrienol in neurodegenerative diseases.Discover mental health · 2025Review
- A comprehensive review of natural compounds and their structure-activity relationship in Parkinson's disease: exploring potential mechanisms.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Intranasal delivery of dodecyl creatine ester alleviates motor deficits and increases dopamine levels in a 6-OHDA rat model of parkinsonism.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- The use of vitamin E in ocular health: Bridging omics approaches with Tocopherol and Tocotrienol in the management of glaucoma.Food chemistry. Molecular sciences · 2024Article
- FOXA1 Suppresses Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Oxidative Stress, and Neuronal Apoptosis in Parkinson's Disease by Activating PON2 Transcription.Neurotoxicity research · 2024Article
- Serum metabolism alteration behind different etiology, diagnosis, and prognosis of disorders of consciousness.Chinese neurosurgical journal · 2024Article
- Possible role of lncRNAs in amelioration of Parkinson's disease symptoms by transplantation of dopaminergic cells.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2024Article
- Nicotine-mediated therapy for Parkinson's disease in transgenicFrontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
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- Effects of Vitamin E on the Gut Microbiome in Ageing and Its Relationship with Age-Related Diseases: A Review of the Current Literature.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Exploring the anti-inflammatory activities, mechanism of action and prospective drug delivery systems of tocotrienol to target neurodegenerative diseases.F1000Research · 2023Review
- Dietary vitamin E intake and risk of Parkinson's disease: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Tocotrienol in the Treatment of Topical Wounds: Recent Updates.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- Revisiting the therapeutic potential of tocotrienol.BioFactors (Oxford, England) · 2022Review
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- Evidence for Oxidative Pathways in the Pathogenesis of PD: Are Antioxidants Candidate Drugs to Ameliorate Disease Progression?International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Enjoy Carefully: The Multifaceted Role of Vitamin E in Neuro-Nutrition.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Neuroprotective Effect of Intrastriatal Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester Treatment in 6-OH Dopamine Model of Parkinson's Disease in Rats.Parkinson's disease · 2021Article
- An Interactive Review on the Role of Tocotrienols in the Neurodegenerative Disorders.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
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Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease, which progresses over time, causing pathological depigmentation of the substantia nigra (SN) in the midbrain due to loss of dopaminergic neurons. Emerging studies revealed the promising effects of some nutrient compounds in reducing the risk of PD. One such nutrient compound that possess neuroprotective effects and prevents neurodegeneration is tocotrienol (T3), a vitamin E family member. In the present study, a single dose intracisternal injection of 250 µg 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) was used to induce parkinsonism in male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. Forty-eight hours post injection, the SD rats were orally supplemented with alpha (α)- and gamma (γ)-T3 for 28 days. The neuroprotective effects of α- and γ-T3 were evaluated using behavioural studies and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The findings from this study revealed that supplementation of α- and γ-T3 was able to ameliorate the motor deficits induced by 6-OHDA and improve the neuronal functions by reducing inflammation, reversing the neuronal degradation, and preventing further reduction of dopaminergic neurons in the SN and striatum (STR) fibre density.
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