Table 1.

Sequences of the primer pairs used in the quantitative real-time RT-PCR assays.

Genes	Forward primer	Reverse primer
Gluconeogenesis related genes
pck1	ACAGGGTGAGGCAGATGTAGG	CTAGTCTGTGGAGGTCTAAGGGC
pck2	ACAATGAGATGATGTGACTGCA	TGCTCCATCACCTACAACCT
fbp1b1	CTCTCAAGAACCTCTACAGCCT	TCAGTTCTCCCGTTCCCTTC
g6pca	GATGGCTTGACGTTCTCCT	AGATCCAGGAGAGTCCTCC
g6pcb1	AGGGACAGTTCGAAAATGGAG	CCAGAGAGGGAAGAAGATGAAGA
g6pcb2	CCTGCGGAACACCTTCTTTG	TCAATTTGTGGCGCTGATGAG
Lipid metabolism related genes
fas	TGATCTGAAGGCCCGTGTCA	GGGTGACGTTGCCGTGGTAT
plin2	CATGGAGTCAGTTGAAGTCGTC	AATTTGTGGCTCCAGCTTGCC
plin3	GATGTCCAACACCGTCACAG	TCGATTTCCAACTCGTCCTC
ER stress related genes
chop	CTGCACACGGTCTGGAGCTG	GGATCTCGTCTGGGATCAGGT
edem1	GAACATCCAAACGGGACAGT	TGAGAAGAGGGAGGGAGTCA
xbp1	CAACCCCGAGAACACAGTTT	AAGTGACACACGCTGTGGTC
Reference gene
eef1a1	TCCTCTTGGTCGTTTCGCT	ACCCGAGGGACATCCTGTG