Table 1. The sequence of the oligonucleotide primers

Mechanism Primers Forward sequence (5'–3') Reverse sequence (5'–3')
Adipogenesis
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR-γ) CTGCCGCATACACAAGAAGA ATGTGGTTCACGTCACTGGA
CCAAT/enhancer binding proteinα (C/EBPα) GGAGCAAGCAAACCTCTACG GATCTCGCTCAGGTCTCCAG
Lipogenesis
Fatty acid synthase (FASN) GTGCGTGACGTGAACAGTCT CCTGATTGCTTGGAAAGCTC
Fatty acid-binding protein (FABP11a) GGCAAACTTGTGCAGAAACA GAACTGAGCCTGGCATCTTC
Cytokines
Tumor necrosis factorα (TNFα) GCTTATGAGCCATGCAGTGA TGCCCAGTCTGTCTCCTTCT
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) AGACCGCTGCCTGTCTAAAA TTTGATGTCGTTCACCAGGA
Fat and glucose metabolism
Adiponectin CTCTTGAAGGACACCCTCTCG ATGAAGACAGTTCTGTCCGGG
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) AGTTATCAGCACACCGACAG AGTAATCCACCCCTGAGATG
Sirtuin (SIRT-1) CTGGGGTGTCTGTTTCCTGT ACTGTCCGGGGTAGATTTCC
Leptin receptor (Lepr) TTGGCTGGAATGGCAAATAC GCTGAATCTCTGCCTGTGGT
Mitochondrial biogenesis
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT-1) AGCAGCAGATGGAGAGGATC TGCTCTGTGTCATCCAGTGT
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1α (PGC1α) CCGCTACACTTGTGATGCTC AGGCTGGATCAAAGTCGTCA
Endogenous control
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) CGACTCCACCCATGGAAAGT TAATGTTGGCTGGGTCCCTC