Table 1. qRT-PCR primer sequences.

Gene	Forward	Reverse
LDH	5′-GCAGCAGGGTTTCTATGGAG-3′	5′-TGGAGACAGTGGGATTGTCA-3′
NRF-2	5′-GCACTCTGTGGAGTCTTCCATTTA-3′	5′-GAAGAATGTGTTGGCTGTGCTTTA-3′
COX-IV	5′-GAACAAGGGCACCAATGAGT-3′	5′-GTTGACCTTCATGTCCAGCA-3′
PGC-1α	5′-AAACTGCAGATTTGATGGACC-3′	5′-TTTCCCTCTTCAGCATAGTTC-3′
Cyclophilin	5′-TGGCAAGCATGTGGTCTTTGGGAAG-3′	5′-GGTGATCTTCTTGCTGGTCTTGCCATTC-3′

LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; NRF2: nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2; COX-IV: cytochrome oxidase IV; PGC-1α: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coativator-1 alpha.