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. 2011 Jun 7;6(6):e20917. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020917

Table 1. Primers used for analysis of gene expression.

Genes 5′-sense primer-3′5′-antisense primer-3′
Inflammatory factor related
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) TTCCAGCCAGTTGCCTTCTT TGTTGTGGGTGGTATCCTCTGT
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) ACGGAAAGCATGATCCGAGAT GCCACGAGCAGGAATGAGAA
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) GGAGGAGAAGTGGGGTTTAGGA TGCGTTGATGGTGGCTGTC
Stromal-vascular fraction mark genes
Macrophage expressed gene 1 (MEPG-1) ATTCAGGGCTTATTGGTGCG GACTGTGCATTTGTCATTGGGT
Cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68) ATGCCACAGTTTCTCCCACC TGTAGTTTCCAAGAGCCCCAGT
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) CGGACCGGGTCTACATCAACTA GCAGCAAGACTCGAAGAACAGC
F4/80 TGGAATGCATAATCGCTGCT CAAGGAGGGCAGAGTTGATC
Cluster of differentiation 64 (CD64) CACCGTGAAAGAGCTATTTGC AAGTAAAGCCGTAAGCCAGG
Adipose differentiation related protein (ADRP, or Perilipin-2) TGGGTGGAGTGGAAGAGAAT ATGTGACTCGATGTGCTCAG
Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 (LRG1) CATCAAGGGAGAACCCTGTT CCGACTGCAGTATCAAGCAT
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) TACGGGATGGCGATAGGTTT TGTTTACTGAACACACCCGG
Adipose tissue lipolysis related
Adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) TGGATGGCGGCATTTCA GTTCGTGGATGTTGGTGGAG
Hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) AGCGCCTATTCAGGGACAGA CCAGGAAGGAGTTGAGCCAT
Perilipin-1 GTACACTATGTCCCGCTTCC CCACCTCTGCTGGAGGATTA
Adipokine genes
Adiponectin GGGACAACAATGGACTCTATGC GTTCTTTGATTCTCGGGGCTA
Lipocalin-2 GACAACTGAACAGACGGTGAGC CTGGCAACAGGAAAGATGGA
Hepatocyte apoptosis related
Caspase-3 TGACGACAGGGTGCTACGAT TGAGGCTGCTGCATAATCG
Caspase-8 GAAGAACTGGCTGCCCTCAA GGACAAATTGTCTTCCTCCAAC
B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) TGTGGCCTTCTTTGAGTTCG ATCCCAGCCTCCGTTATCCT
Hepatocyte insulin-sensitive glycogen synthesis related
Insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) TCTACACCCGAGACGAACAC GGCCTTTGCCCGATTAT
Glucose transporter 2 (GLUT-2) ACACCAGCACATACGACACCA CAAAGAACGAGGCGACCATT
Glycogen synthase 2 (GYS-2) ACTCCAAACGGCTTGAACG GCCATAGAAATGACCTCGAACA
Reference genes
β-actin AGGGAAATCGTGCGTGAC CGCTCATTGCCGATAGTG
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) GGCAAGTTCAACGGCACAGT CGCCAGTAGACTCCACGACATA
TATAA-box binding protein (TBP) CCACCGTGAATCTTGGCTGTA ACGCAGTTGTTCGTGGCTCT