Table 5.
The assessment of oxidative markers and proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) at baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention.
| (A) High Lycopene + High Lutein (HLyHLu Group) (TCH-722 Carrot + TCL-499 Kale) |
(B) High Lycopene + Low Lutein (HLyLLu Group) (TCH-722 Carrot + ‘Shibuki’ Cabbage) |
(C) Low Lycopene + High Lutein (LLyHLu Group) (‘Kinbi’ Carrot + TCL-499 Kale) |
(D) Low Lycopene + Low Lutein (LLyLLu Group) (‘Kinbi’ Carrot + ‘Shibuki’ Cabbage) |
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| 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | 0 wks | 8 wks | |
| sLOX-1 (ng/L) | 525.9 ±185.61 | 606.9 ± 272.91 | 525.9 ± 212.21 | 439.3 ± 143.26 | 465.6 ± 245.41 | 391.3 ± 160.98 | 643.3 ± 263.59 | 684.7 ± 283.55 |
| %CoQ10 (%) | 10.7 ± 1.47 | 8.0 ± 1.73 * | 9.4 ± 1.38 | 7.2 ± 2.09 * | 10.6 ± 1.17 | 7.5 ± 1.34 ** | 13.1 ± 4.96 | 8.9 ± 2.70 * |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 1.3 ± 1.1 | 1.1 ±0.62 | 1.2 ± 1.09 | 1.3 ± 1.32 | 1.1 ± 1.35 | 0.9 ± 1.09 | 1.0 ± 0.71 | 1.2 ± 0.6 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 1.4 ± 0.47 | 1.3 ± 0.47 | 1.2 ± 0.12 | 1.0 ± 0.20 | 1.4 ± 0.38 | 1.1 ± 0.23 | 1.5 ± 0.48 | 1.3 ± 0.43 |
All values represent the means (± standard deviation, SD). * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 vs. values at baseline.