Table I.

Primer sequences used in the reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction to detect mRNA expression.

Gene	Forward primer (5′-3′)	Reverse primer (5′-3′)
NDUFS1	CACCCATTGGATTGTCCTATTT	ACAGCACGCTTCCCCTCT
COX4I1	GCTTTCCCCACTTACGCTG	TTGGTGCCCCTGTTCATCT
PGC-1α	TGACAGATGGAGCCGTGACC	TGTGGGTGTGGTTTGCTG
PPARγ	TTTCAAGGGTGCCAGTTTCG	GGGAGGCCAGCATCGTGT
PPRC1	ACTGCTTGCCCAACCTCAC	ATCTGCCGCACCACGAC
NRF1	TCGTACCATCACAGACCGTAGT	GCCCAGTTTTGTTCCACCT
β-actin	GGCTGTATTCCCCTCCATCG	CCAGTTGGTAACAATGCCATGT

NDUFS1, NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 1; COX4I1, cytochrome C oxidase subunit 4I1; PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ; PGC-1α, PPARγ coactivator-1α; PPRC1, PGC-1-related coactivator; NRF1, nuclear respiratory factor 1.