Tomato Powder Modulates NF-κB, mTOR, and Nrf2 Pathways during Aging in Healthy Rats

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Effects of tomato powder (TP) on expression levels of NF-κB (a), p-mTOR (b), p-4E-BP1 (c), p-p70S6K1 (d), and Nrf2 (e) in livers of healthy rats at ages of 10 weeks and 77 weeks. Intensities of the signals on Western blots were quantified by densitometric analysis. Data were expressed as a ratio of treatment value to control value, which was set to 100%. Bars represent the standard error of the mean. Western blots were repeated at least three times, and (f) a representative blot was shown. β-Actin was included as a protein loading control. Mean values within a bar with different superscript letters were significantly different at .

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