Tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) protects against retinal cell apoptosis and preserves visual behavior in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetic retinopathy

• Main Authors: You Goh (Author), Muhammad Zulfiqah Sadikan (Author), Heethal Jaiprakash (Author), Nurul Alimah Abdul Nasir (Author), Renu Agarwal (Author), Igor Iezhitsa (Author), Nafeeza Mohd Ismail (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Tocotrienol is a vitamin E analogue that is known to exert anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Hence, in the current study, the effects of TRF on the expression of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat retinas were investigated. The ef...