Answer to Pharmacology MCQ 428

The Correct option is C

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that is gaining considerable attention due to its antioxidant properties. The main role of Vitamin E in the body is to protect the cells from reactive oxygen species (ROS). Oxygen, when unpaired in the body, is unstable and damaging therefore known as ROS. Antioxidants are a safeguard by giving up hydrogen molecules to stabilize the free oxygen. This is a process that inactivates the oxygen molecule from causing serious damage. It is suggested that ROS contribute to the hardening and clogging of the heart artery walls by reacting with low-density lipoproteins (LDL). This clogging and hardening can lead to stroke, heart attack, kidney damage and even death.

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