Table I.

Primer sequences.

Gene name	Forward primer	Reverse primer
PPAR-γ	5′-ATCGAGTGCCGAGTCTGTGG-3′	5′-GCAAGGCACTTCTGAAACCG-3′
HMG-CoA R	5′-TGTTGGAGTGGCAGGACCTC-3′	5′-GGCACCTCCACCAAGACTGA-3′
LDL receptor	5′-CTCACTTCCGCTGCAACTCC-3′	5′-CCACAGTGGAACTCGAGGGA-3′
GAPDH	5′-TGATTCTACCCACGGCAAGT-3′	5′-AGCATCACCCCATTTGATGT-3′

PPAR-γ HMG-CoA R LDL receptor PPAR-γ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ; HMG-CoA R, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase; LDLR, low-density lipoprotein receptor; AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase; p-, phosphorylated.