Effects of oil palm tocotrienol rich fraction on the viability and morphology of astrocytes injured with glutamate

• Main Authors: Musa, Ibrahim, Khaza’ai, Huzwah, Abdul Mutalib, Mohd Sokhini, Yusuf, Faridah, Sanusi, Junedah, Chang, Sui Kiat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61663/1/Effects%20of%20oil%20palm%20tocotrienol%20rich%20fraction%20on%20the%20viability%20and%20morphology%20of%20astrocytes%20injured%20with%20glutamate.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/61663/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212429217304261
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) is an extract of palm oil that consists of 25% α-tocopherol and 75% tocotrienols. TRF was shown to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, neuroprotective and cholesterol-lowering activities. Glutamate is the major mediator of excitatory signals in the mam...