Table 2: Primers used for determination of mRNA levels.

Gene (Name and Symbol) References Primer Sequence 5′-3′ Product Size (bp)
Apolipoprotein B [16] TCTCACCGTGACTTGAGTGC 137
ApoB TCCCAGCAGAAGGTGAAGAT
Fatty acid binding protein 4 [16] AATGGCTCACTGAAGCAGGT 143
FABP4 TGGCTTCTTCATGCCTTTTC
Fatty acid synthase [16] TGAAGAAGGTCTGGGTGGAG 97
FAS CTCCAATAAGGTGCGGTGAT
Fatty acid translocase/cluster of [16] AGTTTGCCAAAAGGCTTCAA 228
Differentiation 36 FAT/CD36 CGAGGAACACCACAGAACCT
Peroxisome proliferator activated [16] CCCAAGTTTGAGTTCGCTGT 196
Receptor Gamma PPARG GCTGTGACGACTCTGGATGA
Glucose transporter 2 [67] GGAGTTGACCAACCCGTTTA 242
GLUT2 (SLC2A2) CCCACCTCGAAGAAGATGAC
lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF factor By this study GTCTGCACCACCTTCTTATGAG 163
LITAF CCGTCTGAACTGTAACGGG
angiopoitein-likeprotein 4 By this study CCCTTCAAAGTCTACTGCGA 136
FIAF/ANGPTK-4 CAGAAGTCACCATGAAGGTCTC
Interleukine 8 By this study GAAATCATAGCTACTCTGAAGGAC 112
IL8 CAGAATTGCCTTTACGATCCG
Reference genes
Actin B [16] CCAGCCATCTTTCTTGGGTA 141
ActB ATGCCTGGGTACATTGTGGT
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase [16] CAGAGGACCAGGTTGTCTCC 146
(GAPDH) CACCACACGGTTGCTGTATC