Table 1.

Primer and Taqman probes

	Forward primers	Reverse primers	Taqman probes
IL-6	5′GCTTAATTACACATGTTCTCTGGGAAA3′	5′CAAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTCATAC3′	5′ATCAGAATTGCCATTGCACAACTCTTTTCTCAT′3
PDK4	5′GGAAGTATCGACCCAAACTGTGA′3	5′GGTCGCAGAGCATCTTTGC3′	5′CACTCAAAGGCATCTTGGACTACTGCTACCA3′
PDP1	5′CGGGCACTGCTACCTATCCTT′3	5′ACAATTTGGACGCCTCCTTACT3′	5′AGTGGCACAAGCACCCCAATGATTACTTC3′

Sequences of forward and reverse primers as well as Taqman probes used for real-time PCR

IL-6 interleukin 6, PDK4 pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4, PDP1 pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphatase 1