Table 3.

Differentially expressed genes identified by microarray and validated by qRT-PCR

Entrez Gene ID	Gene Symbol	Microarray	qRT-PCR
290834	Adam9	−1.22	−1.58*
171100	Angptl2	−1.40	−1.27
362850	Angptl4	6.54	17.13*
298069	Col15a1	−1.86	−5.05*
84032	Col3a1	−1.75	−2.67*
289094	Hmcn1	−1.19	−2.80*
24482	Igf1	−1.71	−2.04*
252892	Lgi1	−2.77	−7.24*
25211	Lyz2	2.00	1.77*
246331	Nrp1	−1.48	−1.53*
299737	Ntn4	−1.41	−4.41*
66018	Pdgfd	−1.37	−2.17*
64442	St3gal2	1.23	1.64*
309611	Vwa7	−1.33	−1.78*
500047	Wnt16	−1.71	−1.69*

Results correspond to fold changes for genes encoding secreted proteins that differed significantly between obese control (OC) vs. lean control (LC) rats (n = 8 per diet group).

^*Statistically significant quantitative (q)RT-PCR fold change (P < 0.05).