Table 1.

The primer sequences used for RT-PCR assay.

Gene	Forward primer (5′-3′)	Reverse primer (5′-3′)
β-actin	GCATTGCTGACAGGATGCAG	CCTGCTTGCTGATCCACATC
PPAR-γ	GACCTGAAGCTCCAAGAATACCA	GCTGGGTCTTTTCAGAATAATAAGG
NF-κB	TGGGGGCCTTGCTTGGCAAC	GAGGTCCCCAGGGGTGTGGG
CD36	ACATTTGCAGGTCTATCTACG	AATGGTTGTCTGGATTCTGG
MMP-9	CATTCGCGTGGATAAGGAGT	CACTGCAGGAGGTCGTAGG
ICAM-1	CGCAAGTCCAATTCACACTGA	CCAGAGCGGCAGAGCAA
VCAM-1	TGACAAGTCCCCATCGTTGA	ACCTCGCGACGGCATAATT