Table 2. Primer sequences used for real-time polymerase chain reaction.

ACAT; acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase, CYP7A1; cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxylase, FXR; farnesoid X receptor, LCAT; lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase, LDL-R; low density lipoprotein receptor, HMG-CoA reductase; 3-hyroxy-3-methylglutarylcoenzyme A reductase, TNF-α; tumor necrosis factor-α, GAPDH: glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase