Table 2.

Primer sequences for the targeted mouse genes

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
m_βactin	TATCCACCTTCCAGCAGATGT	AGCTCAGTAACAGTCCGCCTA
m_TNF-α	ATCCGCGACGTGGAACTG	ACCGCCTGGAGTTCTGGAA
m_MCP-1	CTTCCTCCACCACCATGCA	CCAGCCGGCAACTGTGA
m_αSMA	GTCCCAGACATCAGGGAGTAA	TCGGATACTTCAGCGTCAGGA
m_collagen1a1	GCTTCACCTACAGCACCCTTGT	GATGACTGTCTTGCCCCAAGTT
m_Acc	CTGGCTGCATCCATTATGTCA	TGGTAGACTGCCCGTGTGAA
m_Cpt2	GGGCGAGCTTCAGCATATG	GGCCCATCGCTGCTTCTT
m_PPARα	CGATGCTGTCCTCCTTGATGA	CGCGTGTGATAAAGCCATTG
m_PPARγ	CTTGCTGTGGGGATGTCTCA	ATCTCCGCCAACAGCTTCTC
m_TLR4	CCTCTGCCTTCACTACAGAGACTTT	CACAATAACCTTCCGGCTCTTG
m_TLR9	CCTTCGTGGTGTTCGATAAGG	CACCCGCAGCTCGTTATACA

TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α; MCP-1: Monocyte chemotactic protein 1; αSMA: α smooth muscle actin; ACC: Acetyl-CoA carboxylase; CPT2: Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase II; PPAR: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor; TLR: Toll-like receptor.