Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease of chronic joint inflammation and there is no cure for the condition. A new study suggests that taking δ-tocotrienol, a vitamin E can effectively ameliorate collagen-induced arthritis. For the study, rats with collagen induced arthritis were treated with δ-tocotrienol in a dose fo 10 mg/kg or glucosamine hydrochloride in a dose of 300 mg/kg for 25 days. The vitamin E lowered paw edema, compared with glucosamine treatment. The study concludes "Vitamin E delta-tocotrienol may be of therapeutic value against rheumatoid arthritis." (david Liu, PHD)Haleagrahara N, Swaminathan M, Chakravarthi S, Radhakrishnan A. Therapeutic Efficacy of Vitamin E δ-Tocotrienol in Collagen-Induced Rat Model of Arthritis. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:539540.
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Delta-tocotrienol fights rheumatoid arthritis
Rats with collagen-induced arthritis given delta-tocotrienol, a form of vitamin E, at 10 mg/kg for 25 days had less paw swelling than rats given glucosamine. The authors say the vitamin E may be of therapeutic value against rheumatoid arthritis.
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