Table 2. Primers used for RT-qPCR analysis.

Genes	Species	Forward primer	Reverse primer	[C]
CCL7	Murine	5′- AAGATCCCCAAGAGGAATCTCAA -3′	5′- CTTCCCAGGGACACCGACTA -3′	900 nM
CCL7	Human	5′- AAACCTCCAATTCTCATGTGGAA -3′	5′- CAGAAGTGCTGCAGAGGCTTT -3′	900 nM
Leptin	Murine	5′- GGGCTTCACCCCATTCTGA -3′	5′- TGGCTATCTGCAGCACATTTTG -3′	900 nM
Leptin	Human	5′- CCTTCCAGAAACGTGATCCAA -3′	5′- GGCCAGCACGTGAAGAAGAT -3′	900 nM
Adiponectin	Murine	5′- TGGAATGACAGGAGCTGAAGG -3′	5′- TATAAGCGGCTTCTCCAGGCT -3′	300 nM
Adiponectin	Human	5′- GCAGAGATGGCACCCCTG	5′- GGTTTCACCGATGTCTCCCTTA -3′	900 nM
TNF-α	Murine	5′- TGGGACAGTGACCTGGACTGT -3′	5′- TTCGGAAAGCCCATTTGAGT -3′	300 nM
TNF-α	Human	5′- CCGAGTCTGGGCAGGTCTAC -3′	5′- TGGGAAGGTTGGATGTTCGT -3′	300 nM
GAPDH	Murine and Human	5′- TGCACCACCAACTGCTTAGC -3′	5′- GGCATGGACTGTGGTCATGAG -3′	500 nM
HPRT	Murine and Human	5′- TGGCCATCTGCCTAGTAAAGC -3′	5′- GGACGCAGCAACTGACATTTC -3′	500 nM

RT-qPCR, quantitative reverse transcription PCR.