Table 1. Sequences of the oligonucleotides used.

Cis-elements are underlined. The lower-case letters indicate the mutated sequences.

Oligonucleotide		Sequence (5′→3′)
Oligonucleotides used for real-time PCR
Resistin	Forward	CTGATGTCGGGGAAGTGAGC
	Reverse	GTGCAGGTGCCTGTAGAGAC
GAPDH	Forward	ACCCACTCGTCCACCTTTGA
	Reverse	CATACCAGGAAATGAGCTT
Oligonucleotides used for RT–PCR
Oct-1	Forward	CCTGCAACCAGCACAGTTTA
	Reverse	CTACGATTCAAGCCCTCAGC
Oct-2	Forward	AATGGACCCGACATTAACCA
	Reverse	AAATGGTCGTTTGGCTGAAG
iNOS	Forward	AGGAACATCTGGCCAGGCTG
	Reverse	ACTTGGGATGCTCCATGGTC
GAPDH	Forward	AAAGGATCCACTGGCGTCTTCACCACC
	Reverse	GAATTCGTCATGGATGACCTTGGCCAG
Oligonucleotides used for mutagenesis
C/EBP-mt	Forward	ACGCGTCTTTTCATTTGTaCgcTATAAACTTCCTCTGCTA
	Reverse	TAGCAGAGGAAGTTTATAgcGtACAAATGAAAAGACGCGT
Ets-mt	Forward	TGTCCAATTTATAAACacagTCTGCTAATCTCAATTTTGT
	Reverse	AAAATTGAGATTAGCAGActgtGTTTATAAATTGGACAAATG
Oct-mt	Forward	CTGACGTTAACACCCAGGgccTGCATAGCCACCTCCAGTT
	Reverse	AACTGGAGGTGGCTATGCAggcCCTGGGTGTTAACGTCAG