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US 2010/0076072 A1Published application
Compositions and methods of vitamin e administration
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorJoan Cook-Mills
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of vitamin E administration. In particular, the present invention provides opposing effects, relative to inflammation, from the administration of two major forms of vitamin E (α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol).
Claims18
A method of treating inflammation in a subject comprising:
- a) providing a tocopherol composition wherein said tocopherol composition comprises greater than 90% α-tocopherol and less than 10% γ-tocopherol;
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- b) administering said tocopherol composition to said subject under conditions such that inflammation in said subject is reduced.
A composition comprising a food product, wherein said composition is supplemented by the addition of the α-tocopherol isoform of vitamin E relative to the γ-tocopherol isoform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.