Table 1. Nucleotide sequences designed as forward and reverse primers of each specific gene.

Gene name	Forward & reverse primer sequence
Adiponectin
Forward	5' CCGCTTACATGTATCACTC 3'
Reverse	5' ATACTGGTCGTAGGTGAAGA 3'
CD68
Forward	5' AAGTCCTAGTCCAAGCTCTA 3'
Reverse	5' AGGACACATTGTATTCCACT 3'
CD14
Forward	5' CTCAGAATCTACCGACCA 3'
Reverse	5' ATAGATTGAGCGAGTTTAGC 3'
IL-6
Forward	5' GGAGTTTGTGAAGAACAACT 3'
Reverse	5' CTAGGGTTTCAGTATTGCTC 3'
Leptin
Forward	5' CTGTCGTGACTGACTCTATG 3'
Reverse	5' GCTAAGTGATTTCTCATTCC 3'
TNF-α
Forward	5' GAACACCCTGGTACTAACTC 3'
Reverse	5' TAGATAAGGTACAGCCCATC 3'

IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α.