Open AccessVitamin E, Its Beneficial Role in Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Its Complications
Author(s) -
Anand Jain,
Vaishali Anand Jain
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2012/4791.2625
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , vitamin e , blood pressure , endocrinology , nephropathy , blood sugar , insulin , lipid profile , vitamin , vitamin c , antioxidant , biochemistry , chemistry
Studies have shown that diabetes is accompanied by an increased oxidative damage to all the bimolecular. Enhanced oxidative stress contributes to the development of the diabetic complications. The key lipid soluble chain breaking antioxidant,-tocopherol, is known to be deficient in diabetes. Human intervention studies have indicated the role of vitamin E in improving the endothelial function, the retinal blood flow and the renal dysfunction. The aim of the study was to find the role of vitamin E in preventing the development and the progression of the diabetic complications.