Table 1. Primer sequences for quantitative reverse transcription-PCR.

Gene	Sequence
ALDH2	Sense	5’- TTATCCAGCCCACCGTGTTC-3’
	Anti-sense	5’- GCTGCCAGCCCATACTTAGA-3’
FABP4	Sense	5’- GATGCCTTTGTGGGAACCTG-3’
	Anti-sense	5’- GCCATGCCTGCCACTTTC-3’
ADIPONECTIN	Sense	5’- TCCTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAGAAAG-3’
	Anti-sense	5’- CCCTTCAGCTCCTGTCATTCC-3’
LPL	Sense	5’-GGATGGACGGTAAGAGTGATTC-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-ATCCAAGGGTAGCAGACAGGT-3’
ACC	Sense	5’-AACATCCCCACGCTAAACAG-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-CTGACAAGGTGGCGTGAAG-3’
PPARγ	Sense	5’-CAAGAATACCAAAGTGCGATCAA-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-GAGCTGGGTCTTTTCAGAATAATAAG-5’
C/EBPα	Sense	5’-GAACAGCAACGAGTACCGGGTA-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-GCCATGGCCTTGACCAAGGAG-3’
C/EBPβ	Sense	5’-CAAGCTGAGCGACGAGTACA-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-CAGCTGCTCCACCTTCTTCT-3’
AQP7	Sense	5’-AGGCATTCGTGACTGGGATG-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-CACCCCAAGGACGGTAACAA-3’
ACOX2	Sense	5’-CTTGGCATGTTGGTGACACG-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-TCACTAGGCCGAAGACGAGA-3’
PCK1	Sense	5’-TGCCTCCTCAGCTGCATAAC-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-GGATATACTCCGGCTGGCAC-3’
NR1H3	Sense	5’-GGGATAGGGTTGGAGTCAGC-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-GGCCCTTTTTCCGCTTTTGT-3’
OLR1	Sense	5’-CATCCTCTGCCTGGTGTTGT-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-TCTGCCCTTCCAGGATACGA-3’
PREF-1	Sense	5’-GCGTGGACCTGGAGAAAG-3’
	Anti-sense	5’-GGAAGTCACCCCCGATGT-3’
18S	Sense	5’- ACGATGCCGACTGGCGATGC-3’
	Anti-sense	5’- TCCTGGTGGTGCCCTTCCGT-3’

Abbreviations used: aldehyde dehydrogenase 2, ALDH2; adipocyte fatty acid binding protein, FABP4; lipoprotein lipase, LPL; acetyl-CoA carboxylase, ACC; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, PPARγ; CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein α, C/EBPα; CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein β, C/EBPβ; aquaporin 7, AQP7; acyl-Coenzyme A oxidase 2, branched chain, ACOX2; phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 (soluble), PCK1; nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group H, member 3, NR1H3; oxidised low density lipoprotein (lectin-like) receptor 1, OLR1.