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Abstract Title:

Safety and Neuroprotective Efficacy of Palm Oil and Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction from Palm Oil: A Systematic Review.

Abstract Source:

Nutrients. 2020 Feb 18 ;12(2). Epub 2020 Feb 18. PMID: 32085610

Abstract Author(s):

Maznah Ismail, Abdulsamad Alsalahi, Mustapha Umar Imam, Der Jiun Ooi, Huzwah Khaza'ai, Musheer A Aljaberi, Mad Nasir Shamsudin, Zulkifli Idrus

Article Affiliation:

Maznah Ismail

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Several natural products have been reported to elicit beneficial effects against neurodegenerative disorders due to their vitamin E contents. However, the neuroprotective efficacy of palm oil or its tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) from the pre-clinical cell and animal studies have not been systematically reviewed.

METHODS: The protocol for this systematic review was registered in"PROSPERO"(CRD42019150408). This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) descriptors of PubMed with Boolean operators were used to construct keywords, including ("Palm Oil"[Mesh]) AND"Nervous System"[Mesh], ("Palm Oil"[Mesh]) AND"Neurodegenerative Diseases"[Mesh], ("Palm Oil"[Mesh]) AND"Brain"[Mesh], and ("Palm Oil"[Mesh]) AND"Cognition"[Mesh], to retrieve the pertinent records from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and ScienceDirect from 1990 to 2019, while bibliographies, ProQuest and Google Scholar were searched to ensure a comprehensive identification of relevant articles. Two independent investigators were involved at every stage of the systematic review, while discrepancies were resolved through discussion with a third investigator.

RESULTS: All of the 18 included studies in this review (10 animal and eight cell studies) showed that palm oil and TRF enhanced the cognitive performance of healthy animals. In diabetes-induced rats, TRF andα-tocotrienol enhanced cognitive function and exerted antioxidant, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory activities, while in a transgenic Alzheimer's disease (AD) animal model, TRF enhanced the cognitive function and reduced the deposition of β-amyloid by altering the expression of several genes related to AD and neuroprotection. In cell studies, simultaneous treatment with α-tocotrienols and neurotoxins improved the redox status in neuronal cells better than ϒ- and δ-tocotrienols. Both pre-treatment and post-treatment with α-tocotrienol relative to oxidative insults were able to enhancethe survival of neuronal cells via increased antioxidant responses.

CONCLUSIONS: Palm oil and its TRF enhanced the cognitive functions of healthy animals, while TRF andα-tocotrienol enhanced the cognitive performance with attenuation of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and apoptosis in diabetes-induced or transgenic AD animal models. In cell studies, TRF and α-tocotrienol exerted prophylactic neuroprotective effects, while α-tocotrienol exerted therapeutic neuroprotective effects that were superior to those of ϒ- and δ-tocotrienol isomers.

Study Type : Review

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