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

Table 1

Effects of TP supplementation on serum biochemical parameters in healthy rats.

Biochemical parameters	Groups (age at examination)
	10 weeks old		77 weeks old
	Control	TP	Control	TP
Glucose (mmol/L)	3.85 ± 0.40^c	3.81 ± 0.32^c	5.24 ± 0.61^a	4.19 ± 0.47^b	0.01
T-C (mmol/L)	1.74 ± 0.13^c	1.67 ± 0.26^c	4.07 ± 0.35^a	3.46 ± 0.39^b	0.006
TG (mmol/L)	0.66 ± 0.05^c	0.59 ± 0.03^c	1.62 ± 0.05^a	1.10 ± 0.02^b	0.001
AST (U/L)	123.75 ± 7.21^c	116.00 ± 8.92^c	215.31 ± 11.51^a	186.42 ± 9.64^b	0.003
ALT (U/L)	43.18 ± 4.30^c	42.5 ± 5.7^c	85.61 ± 6.57^a	68.20 ± .6.29^b	0.001
BUN (mmol/L)	4.39 ± 0.23^c	4.43 ± 0.62^c	7.97 ± 0.31^a	6.13 ± 0.55^b	0.001
Cre (µmol/L)	12.21 ± 0.96^c	12.07 ± 1.23^c	17.52 ± 1.11^a	14.36 ± 1.29^b	0.001

T-C: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Cre: creatinine. The data are shown as the mean  ±  standard error. Mean values within a row with different superscript letters were significantly different at . ^aSignificant difference with TP for old rats (P < 0.05). ^bSignificant difference with control for old rats (P < 0.05). ^cSignificant difference with control and TP for young rats (P < 0.05).