TABLE 1.

Gene‐specific primers used for RT‐qPCR

Gene	Primer sequence
Bax	Forward 5′‐GACGCATCCACCAAGAAGCTGAG‐3′ Reverse 5′‐GCTGCCACACGGAAGAAGACC‐3′
Bcl‐2	Forward 5′‐AGCATGCGACCTCTGTTTGA‐3′ Reverse 5′‐TCACTTGTGGCCCAGGTATG‐3′
DRP‐1	Forward 5′‐ACAACAGGAGAAGAAAATGGAGT‐3′ Reverse 5′‐CGTTGGGCGAGAAAACCTTG‐3′
Fis‐1	Forward 5′‐GAATACGCCTGGTGCCTGGTTC‐3′ Reverse 5′‐GAAGACATAATCCCGCTGCTCCTC‐3′
OPA‐1	Forward 5′‐ATTTCGCTCCTGACCTGGAC‐3′ Reverse 5′‐GGTGTACCCGCAGTGAAGAA‐3′
MFN‐1	Forward 5′‐CGTGGCAGCAGCAGAGAAGAG‐3′ Reverse 5′‐CCTCCTCCGTGACCTCCTTGATC‐3′
MFN‐2	Forward 5′‐AGAGGCGATTTGAGGAGTGC‐3′ Reverse 5′‐CGCTCTTCCCGCATTTCAAG‐3′
PGC‐1α	Forward 5′‐CCTCACACCAAACCCACAGAGAAC‐3′ Reverse 5′‐TTGCGACTGCGGTTGTGTATGG‐3′
NRF‐1	Forward 5′‐TCTGCTGTGGCTGATGGAGAGG‐3′ Reverse 5′‐GATGCTTGCGTCGTCTGGATGG‐3′
TFAM	Forward 5′‐GCTAAACACCCAGATGCAAAA‐3′ Reverse 5′‐CGAGGTCTTTTTGGTTTTCC‐3′
β‐actin	Forward 5′‐TGTCACCAACTGGGACGATA‐3′ Reverse 5′‐GGGGTGTTGAAGGTCTCAAA‐3′