Aqueous Extract of Agaricus blazei Murrill Prevents Age-Related Changes in the Myenteric Plexus of the Jejunum in Rats

Table 3

Total cholesterol (TC), total protein (TP), globulin (GB), albumin (AL), triglycerides (TG), and glycemia (GL) in aging rats (C7, C12, and C23 groups) and aging rats supplemented with the aqueous extract of A. blazei (CA12 and CA23 groups). The results are expressed as mean ± standard error.

	C7	C12	CA12	C23	CA23
TC (mg/dL)	101.6 ± 10.51a^*	109.7 ± 8.22ab	125.1 ± 13.37ab	166 ± 22.14b	140.3 ± 17.08ab
TP (g/dL)	6.04 ± 0.15a	7.03 ± 0.14b	6.7 ± 0.18b	6.9 ± 0.10b	6.85 ± 0.09b
GB (g/dL)	3.78 ± 0.06a	4.59 ± 0.11b	4.43 ± 0.17b	4.55 ± 0.08b	4.42 ± 0.14b
AL (g/dL)	2.27 ± 0.16a	2.43 ± 0.08a	2.27 ± 0.09a	2.35 ± 0.07a	2.42 ± 0.04a
TG (mg/dL)	135.4 ± 11.99a	147.4 ± 15.79a	146.2 ± 15.2a	166 ± 33.09a	145 ± 34.85a
GL (mg/dL)	124.5 ± 2.95a	111.8 ± 6.56a	120.1 ± 4.06a	132.3 ± 7.16a	150.8 ± 6.8b

Different letters in the same line indicate significant statistical difference ().