Research Article

Transcriptional Changes Associated with Long-Term Left Ventricle Volume Overload in Rats: Impact on Enzymes Related to Myocardial Energy Metabolism

Table 1

Primer assays used in Q-PCR analysis of gene expression.

mRNASymbolCat. number Amplicon (bp)

Acetyl CoA acyltransferase 2Acaa2Rn.PT.58.5300756111
Acyl CoA dehydrogenase, very long chainAcadvlRn.PT.58.13279450147
Acetyl CoA acetyltransferase 1Acat1Rn.PT.58.18447027102
Carnitine O-acetyltransferaseCratRn.PT.58.3628211997
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1b, muscleCPT1bQT0108406998
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2CPT2QT00186473150
Cyclophilin aPpiaQT00177394106
2,4-dienoyl CoA reductase 1Decr1Rn.PT.58.44352482120
Enoyl-CoA hydratase 1Ech1Rn.PT.58.3383246599
Enoyl-CoA delta isomerase 1Eci1Rn.PT.58.37662439119
Hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenaseHadhRn.PT.58.17867024135
Hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase alphaHadhaRn.PT.58.46222281138
Hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase betaHadhbRn.PT.58.7613498130
Methylmalonyl CoA epimeraseMceeRn.PT.58.10789169101
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alphaPPAR alphaQT0017657566
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma,
coactivator 1 alpha
PGC1alphaQT00189196108
Retinoid X receptor alphaRxraRn.PT.58.33966638103
Retinoid X receptor betaRxrbRn.PT.58.703326389
Retinoid X receptor gammaRxrgRn.PT.58.6519292103
Solute carrier family 22, member 5Slc22a5Rn.PT.58.6675481131
Solute carrier family 25, member 20Slc25a20Rn.PT.58.6247859116