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Table 3

Biomarkers in prostatectomy specimens

Biomarker	Lycopene group (n = 4) (Mean ± SE)	Control group (n = 4) (Mean ± SE)	P
Tumor tissue
Connexin 43 (absorbance^a)	0.63 ± 0.19	0.25 ± 0.08	0.13
bcl-2 (absorbance)	0.54 ± 0.01	0.51 ± 0.06	0.59
bax (absorbance)	1.05 ± 0.29	0.68 ± 0.18	0.33
bax/bcl-2	1.9 ± 0.5	1.5 ± 0.4	0.54
Benign tissue
Connexin 43 (absorbance^a)	0.64 ± 0.12	0.51 ± 0.10	0.44
bcl-2 (absorbance)	0.63 ± 0.04	0.58 ± 0.04	0.31
bax (absorbance)	0.62 ± 0.10	0.79 ± 0.11	0.28

Biomarker	Lycopene group (n = 4) (Mean ± SE)	Control group (n = 4) (Mean ± SE)	P
Tumor tissue
Connexin 43 (absorbance^a)	0.63 ± 0.19	0.25 ± 0.08	0.13
bcl-2 (absorbance)	0.54 ± 0.01	0.51 ± 0.06	0.59
bax (absorbance)	1.05 ± 0.29	0.68 ± 0.18	0.33
bax/bcl-2	1.9 ± 0.5	1.5 ± 0.4	0.54
Benign tissue
Connexin 43 (absorbance^a)	0.64 ± 0.12	0.51 ± 0.10	0.44
bcl-2 (absorbance)	0.63 ± 0.04	0.58 ± 0.04	0.31
bax (absorbance)	0.62 ± 0.10	0.79 ± 0.11	0.28

^a

Absorbance corrected for expression of β-actin.