Table 2. Effects of other carotenoids (β-carotene and lycopene) on lutein absorption.

The apical side received FBS-free medium containing lutein-rich micelles, lutein and lycopene-rich micelles, lutein and β-carotene-rich micelles or lutein plus β-carotene- and lycopene-rich micelles. The basolateral side received the complete medium. Incubation time was 180 min. Results are means±S.E.M. for three assays. *P<0.05 for significant difference from the control (0.90 μM lutein alone).

Concentration	Absoprtion (% of control)
0.90 μM lutein+0.13 μM lycopene	89.7±7.4
0.90 μM lutein+0.20 μM β-carotene	71.7±2.0*
0.90 μM lutein+0.13 μM lycopene+0.20 μM β-carotene	77.9±3.4*