Table 1.

Nucleotide sequences of primer pairs used for real-time qPCR.

Gene	Forward 5′-3′	Reverse 5′-3′
PDK4	GAGCTGTTCTCCCGCTACAG	CGGTCAGGCAGGATGTCAAT
HO-1	CAGAAGAGGCTAAGACCGCC	TCTGACGAAGTGACGCCATC
β-Actin	AGAGGGAAATCGTGCGTGAC	AACCGCTCGTTGCCAATAGT