Beneficial effects of EGb761 and vitamin E on haloperidol-induced vacuous chewing movements in rats: Possible involvement of S100B mechanisms

ABSTRACT Wheat germ oil is a biochemical complex containing many substances. Many of these are unidentified at the present time. In the past, confusion has existed due to the assumed equivalence of wheat germ oil and vitamin E and this has resulted, in several instances, of misinterpretation of research data. With recent discoveries of beneficial effects of wheat germ oil on reproductive processes in humans, cattle, sheep and laboratory animals, as well as the physiological effects on oxygen uptake and endurance of both wheat germ oil and octacosanol, it appears that a reevaluation of these natural products would be in order.

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Bauhinia forficata Prevents Vacuous Chewing Movements Induced by Haloperidol in Rats and Has Antioxidant Potential In Vitro

Neurochemical Research ◽

10.1007/s11064-013-0981-8 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 789-796 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Luis Ricardo Peroza ◽

Alcindo Busanello ◽

Caroline Queiroz Leal ◽

Jivago Röpke ◽

Aline Augusti Boligon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Potential ◽

Vacuous Chewing Movements ◽

Bauhinia Forficata ◽

Vacuous Chewing

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Increasing Selenium and Vitamin E in Dairy Cow Milk Improves the Quality of the Milk as Food for Children

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu11061218 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 1218 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Arlindo Saran Netto ◽

Márcia Saladini Vieira Salles ◽

Luiz Carlos Roma Júnior ◽

Silvia Maria Franciscato Cozzolino ◽

Maria Teresa Moi Gonçalves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vitamin E ◽

Sunflower Oil ◽

Control Diet ◽

Low Density Lipoprotein ◽

Skim Milk ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Milk Intake ◽

Cow Milk ◽

Blood Concentrations ◽

Beneficial Effects

In this study, we investigated the beneficial effects of milk biofortified with antioxidants on the health of children. Two experiments were conducted: experiment one evaluated the milk of 24 Jersey dairy cows (450 ± 25 kg of body weight (BW); 60 ± 30 days in milk dry matter intake (DIM)) given different diet treatments (CON = control diet; COANT = diet with vitamin E and selenium as antioxidants; OIL = diet with sunflower oil; and OANT = diet with sunflower oil containing more vitamin E and selenium as antioxidants), and experiment two evaluated the effect of the milk produced in the first experiment on the health of children (CON = control diet; COANT = diet with vitamin E and selenium as antioxidants; OIL = diet with sunflower oil; OANT = diet with sunflower oil containing more vitamin E and selenium as antioxidants; and SM = skim milk). One hundred children (8 to 10 years old) were evaluated in the second experiment. Blood samples were collected at 0 days of milk intake and 28 and 84 days after the start of milk intake. The cows fed the COANT and OANT diets showed greater selenium and vitamin E concentrations in their milk (p = 0.001), and the children who consumed the milk from those cows had higher concentrations of selenium and vitamin E in their blood (p = 0.001). The platelet (p = 0.001) and lymphocyte (p = 0.001) concentrations were increased in the blood of the children that consumed milk from cows fed the OANT diet compared to those in the children that consumed SM (p = 0.001). The children who consumed milk from cows fed the OIL diet treatment had increased concentrations of low density lipoprotein (LDL) and total cholesterol in their blood at the end of the supplementation period compared to children who consumed SM. The results of this study demonstrate that the consumption of biofortified milk increases the blood concentrations of selenium and vitamin E in children, which may be beneficial to their health.

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