Proposed mechanism of action(s)
Vitamin E appears to have a role in immune function, including increasing lymphocyte proliferation in response to mitogenic stimulation, increasing interleukin-2 production, decreasing interleukin-6 production and enhanced delayed type hypersensitivity response.1 Vitamin E has anti-oxidant properties, and is capable of scavenging lipidderived peroxyl radicals and terminating oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.2,3