Oil palm phenolics and vitamin E reduce atherosclerosis in rabbits

The protective effects of oil palm vitamin E and phenolics against atherosclerosis, either singly or in combination, were studied in an atherogenic rabbit model. Rabbits were either fed atherogenic diet only (CTR), or atherogenic diet with vitamin E (VIT E), or atherogenic diet with oil palm phenoli...

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Published in:Journal of functional foods 2014-03, Vol.7, p.541-550
Main Authors: Che Idris, Che Anishas, Karupaiah, Tilakavati, Sundram, Kalyana, Tan, Yew Ai, Balasundram, Nagendran, Leow, Soon-Sen, Nasruddin, Nurrul Shaqinah, Sambanthamurthi, Ravigadevi
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Language:English
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Antioxidant activity
Atherosclerosis
Lipid profiles
Oil palm phenolics
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Summary:The protective effects of oil palm vitamin E and phenolics against atherosclerosis, either singly or in combination, were studied in an atherogenic rabbit model. Rabbits were either fed atherogenic diet only (CTR), or atherogenic diet with vitamin E (VIT E), or atherogenic diet with oil palm phenolics (OPP), or atherogenic diet with both vitamin E and oil palm phenolics (VIT E + OPP). Results from lipid profile and antioxidant analyses were not significantly different between groups (p > 0.05). However, fibrous plaques were associated with the CTR group (8.90 ± 5.41%) and these were significantly less (p 
ISSN:1756-4646
DOI:10.1016/j.jff.2014.01.002