Table 1.
Primer sequences used for real-time polymerase chain reaction
| Gene | Forward primer | Reverse primer | Product (base pair) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPARα | AGAAGCTGTCACCACAGTAGC | CGCGTGGACTCCGTAATGAT | 132 |
| LXRα | GCTGAAGACCTCTGCGATCG | CAAGGCAAACTCGGCATCA | 108 |
| ABCA1 | GCACTGAGGAAGATGCTGAAA | AGTTCCTGGAAGGTCTTGTTCAC | 144 |
| ICAM1 | CGCTGCCCGCACTCCTGGTC | CATGTCACCAGCACGGAGCC | 117 |
| MCP1 | CGCCCTTCTGTGCCTGCTGCTC | CTGGTGATTCTTCTATAGCTCGCG | 152 |
| TGFβ1 | GCCGACTACTACGCCAAGGAGG | CTTCTCGGAGCTCTGATGTGTTG | 126 |
| 18S | GCAAGCAGGAGTATGACGAGT | CTGCGCAAGTTAGGTTTTGTC | 92 |