Tocomin Restores Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation in the Diabetic Rat Aorta by Increasing NO Bioavailability and Improving the Expression of eNOS
We aimed to determine whether tocomin, an extract from Cutlery palm oil that has a high tocotrienol content, was able to prevent diabetes-induced endothelial dysfunction.To induce type 1 diabetes streptozotocin (50 mg/kg) was injected into the tail vein of Wistar rats.Six weeks later the diabetic rats, and normal rats injected with citrate buffer,