Antioxidant and triglyceride-lowering effects of vitamin E associated with the prevention of abnormalities in the reactivity and morphology of aorta from streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Antioxidants in Diabetes-Induced Complications (ADIC) Study Group.

In this study, we evaluated the effects of vitamin E on the vascular reactivity and structure of thoracic aorta from streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats. Plasma glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations in rats were increased markedly by STZ-diabetes. The thiobarbituric acid (TBA) reactivity level as an index of lipid peroxidation was higher in both plasma and aorta of STZ-diabetic rats compared with controls.

Improvement of calibration curve for determining peroxide values of food lipids by the modified ferrous oxidation-xylenol orange method.

The linearity range of the standard Fe(+3) calibration curve for measuring lipid hydroperoxides in food samples by the modified ferrous oxidation-xylenol orange (mFOX) method was extended from 5-20 micrograms to 2-40 micrograms by establishing the best concentration of xylenol orange in the same assay system. Butter, fish oil, and some vegetable oils were analyzed by the International Dairy Federation method and the improved mFOX method, and results were compared.