Table 2. Primers used in real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.

Genes	Forward primers (5′→3′)	Reverse primers (5′→3′)
TNF-α	GGTGATCGGTCCCCAAAGGGATG	TGGGCTACAGGCTTGTCACTCGAA
IL-6	AGACAAAGCCAGAGTCCTTCAGAGA	GCCACTCCTTCTGTGACTCCAGC
PPARα	TGTGGGGACAAGGCCTCAGGGT	TGCAGCTCCGATCACACTTGTCGT
PPARγ	TCAGAAGTGCCTTGCTGTGGGGA	GAGATCTCCGCCAACAGCTTCTCCT
TGF-β1	GGCACCGGAGAGCCCTGGATA	AATGTACAGCTGCCGCACACAGC
β-actin	TTCGTTGCCGGTCCACACCC	TTTGCACATGCCGGAGCCGT

IL, interleukin; PPAR, peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor; TGF, transforming growth factor; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.