Table I.

Primers used for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis in the control and treatment mice.

Gene	Primer sequence	Product length (bp)	Gene bank no.
LC3	F: 5′-CCCCAGTGGATTAGGCAGAG-3′	127	NM_025735.3
	R: 5′-CAGCCAGCACCCAAAAGAG-3′
AMPK	F: 5′-CCACATTCGAAGCCCATGTT-3′	199	NM_178143.2
	R: 5′-AGGGACAGGTAGGTCACAGAGA-3′
GAPDH	F: 5′-TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA-3′	150	NM_008084.2
	R: 5′-TTGCTGTTGAAGTCGCAGGAG-3′

LC3, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3; AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; F, forward; R, reverse.