Vitamin E and prostate cancer: is vitamin E succinate a superior chemopreventive agent?

Nutr Rev. 2005 Jul;63(7):247-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2005.tb00380.x.

Abstract

There is convincing evidence that vitamin E succinate significantly reduces human prostate cancer growth in experimental models compared with alpha-tocopherol or tocopheryl acetate. Its intact delivery to cancer cells is questionable when administered orally; however, a study in transgenic mice showed a synergistic inhibitory effect of dietary vitamin E succinate, selenium, and lycopene on prostate cancer incidence. Clinical trials have yet to confirm this effect.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antioxidants / pharmacology
  • Antioxidants / therapeutic use*
  • Chemoprevention / methods
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Tocopherols
  • Vitamin E / analogs & derivatives*
  • Vitamin E / pharmacology
  • Vitamin E / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Vitamin E
  • Tocopherols