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Fig. 11 | Lipids in Health and Disease

Fig. 11

From: δ-Tocotrienol feeding modulates gene expression of EIF2, mTOR, protein ubiquitination through multiple-signaling pathways in chronic hepatitis C patients

Fig. 11

Effect on autophagy in plasma of total mRNAs obtained from δ-tocotrienol treatment of hepatitis C patients. The autophagy modulated by δ-tocotrienol treatment of hepatitis C patients:. Autophagy is a general term for the basic catabolic mechanism that involves cellular degradation of unnecessary or dysfunctional cellular components through the actions of lysosome. Autophagy is generally activated by conditions of nutrient deprivation but it has also been associated with physiological as well as pathological processes such as development, differentiation, neurodegenerative diseases, stress, infection, and cancer. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase is a critical regulator of autophagy induction

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Lipids in Health and Disease

ISSN: 1476-511X