Effect of lycopene on the copper-induced oxidation of low-density lipoprotein in broiler chickens

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Table 4 Effects of lycopene on plasma lipids and cholesterol contents in thigh meats of broiler chickens

	CONT	LP10	LP20	TP17
2 weeks
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	33.7 ± 1.67^a	26.0 ± 1.15^b	25.2 ± 2.04^b	30.7 ± 2.16^a,b
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	156.7 ± 7.04	145.8 ± 6.37	138.2 ± 6.18	154.7 ± 7.92
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	116.0 ± 5.37	112.2 ± 5.09	105.9 ± 3.89	119.1 ± 6.09
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	34.0 ± 1.57^a	30.3 ± 1.56^a,b	27.3 ± 2.49^b	29.0 ± 1.93^a,b
4 weeks
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	27.0 ± 1.03	32.5 ± 2.92	24.5 ± 1.55	27.0 ± 1.65
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	157.7 ± 1.20	160.2 ± 3.42	151.8 ± 6.25	166.6 ± 2.62
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	107.4 ± 2.64	110.9 ± 2.76	102.2 ± 7.29	114.0 ± 4.38
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	51.0 ± 3.70	45.5 ± 1.18	56.5 ± 3.54	58.3 ± 6.63
Total cholesterol (mg/g of leg meat)	1.01 ± 0.04	0.93 ± 0.06	0.94 ± 0.05	0.90 ± 0.02

Values reported as mean ± SE (n = 4/treatment)
CONT = no-added basal diet, LP10 = lycopene at 10 ppm in basal diet; LP20 = lycopene at 20 ppm in basal diet; TP17 = tomato paste at 1.7 % in basal diet
HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein
^a,bValues in the same row not sharing a common superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05)