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Table 1 Primer sequences used for RT-PCR

From: Mulberry leaves (Morus alba L.) ameliorate obesity-induced hepatic lipogenesis, fibrosis, and oxidative stress in high-fat diet-fed mice

Gene description

Primers

Sequences (5′ → 3′)

Tm (°C)

Size (bp)

Liver X receptor (LXRα)

F

TCCTACACGAGGATCAAGCG

55

119

R

AGTCGCAATGCAAAGACCTG

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL)

F

TGCCGCTGTTTTGTTTTACC

55

172

R

TCACAGTTTCTGCTCCCAGC

Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (SREBP1c)

F

ATCGCAAACAAGCTGACCTG

55

115

R

AGATCCAGGTTTGAGGTGGG

Fatty acid synthase (FAS)

F

TTGCCCGAGTCAGAGAACC

55

172

R

CGTCCACAATAGCTTCATAGC

CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPα)

F

TCGGTGCGTCTAAGATGAGG

55

187

R

TCAAGGCACATTTTTGCTCC

Fatty acid-binding protein (aP2)

F

AGCATCATAACCCTAGATGG

55

128

R

GAAGTCACGCCTTTCATAAC

Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2)

F

AATGTTGCCCGTAATGCC

55

299

R

CCCAAGCGGAGAAAGGAA

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα)

F

ATCGGCCTGGCCTTCTAAAC

55

148

R

TCCCCTCCTGCAACTTCTCA

α-Smooth muscle actin (α-SMA)

F

TCCTGACGCTGAAGTATCCG

55

184

R

ATCTGGGTCATTTTCTCCCG

Collagen (type 1 collagen)

F

CCAGCCGCAAAGAGTCTACA

60

157

R

GGACCCTTAGGCCATTGTGT

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)

F

AGAACATCATCCCTGCATCC

55

321

R

TCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA