Table 1.

Primer sequences used in this study.

Target	Forward	Reverse
ANGPTL2	5′-ACGTACAAGCAAGGGTTTGG-3′	5′-ACGTACAAGCAAGGGTTTGG-3′
ANGPTL3	5′-ATTTTAGCCAATGGCCTCCT-3′	5′-ATTTTAGCCAATGGCCTCCT-3′
ANGPTL4	5′-TCCAGCAACTCTTCCACAAG-3′	5′-TCCAGCAACTCTTCCACAAG-3′
TNF-α	5′-CCTGTGAGGAGGACGAACAT-3′	5′-CCTGTGAGGAGGACGAACAT-3′
IL-1β	5′-TGAGCACCTTCTTTCCCTTC-3′	5′-TGAGCACCTTCTTTCCCTTC-3′
IL-6	5′-AGGCACTGGCAGAAAACAAC-3′	5′-AGGCACTGGCAGAAAACAAC-3′
18S rRNA	5′-CTTAGAGGGACAAGTGGCG-3′	5′-GGACATCTAAGGGCATCACA-3′

ANGPTL2-4: Angiopoietin-like 2-4, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-1β: interleukin 1-beta, IL-6: interleukin 6, 18S: 18S ribosomal RNA.