Research Article

Carvacrol Protects against Hepatic Steatosis in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by Enhancing SIRT1-AMPK Signaling

Table 1

Primer sequences and PCR conditions.

Gene descriptionPrimersSequences (5′ → 3′)Annealing
temperature
(°C)
PCR
product (bp)

Sirtuin1 (SIRT1)FCAGAACCACCAAAGCGGAAA 55 693
RGGCACTTCATGGGGTATAGA
Liver X receptor
(LXRα)
FTCCTACACGAGGATCAAGCG 55 119
RAGTCGCAATGCAAACACCTG
SREBP1c (SREBP1c)FTTGTGGAGCTCAAAGACCTG 55 94
RTGCAAGAAGCGGATGTAGTC
CD36 antigen (CD36)FATGACGTGGCAAAGAACAGC 55 160
RGAAGGCTCAAAGATGGCTCC
Lipoprotein lipase (leptin)FCTCCAAGGTTGTCCAGGGTT 55 143
RAAAACTCCCCACAGAATGGG
Fatty acid synthase (FAS)FAGGGGTCGACCTGGTCCTCA 65 132
RGCCATGCCCAGAGGGTGGTT
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT1)FCTCTGCTGGCCGTTGTTGT 55 120
RGGCAAGTTCTGCCTCACGTA
Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP2)FCACAATATCATTGAAAAGCG 60 200
RTTTTTCTGATTGGCCAGCTT
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR)FTAAGATTCAACAACTCTGCT 55 101
RTGTGGCCAGGAGTTTGGTGA
Farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FDPS)FATGGAGATGGGCGAGTTCTT 60 80
RCCGACCTTTCCCGTCACA
Cytochrome P450, family 51 (CYP51)FACGCTGCCTGGCTATTGC 55 76
RTTGATCTCTCGATGGGCTCTATC
Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR)FAGGCTGTGGGCTCCATAGG 60 72
RTGCGGTCCAGGGTCATCT
ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G, member 5 (ABCG5)FCGTGGCGGACCAAATGA 55 155
RCGCTCGCCACTGGAAATT
ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G, member 8 (ABCG8)FTGCCCACCTTCCACATGTC 60 60
RATGAAGCCGGCAGTAAGGTAGA
Cytochrome P450, family 7, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 (CYP7A1)FCAGGGAGATGCTCTGTGTTCA 60 121
RAGGCATACATCCCTTCCGTGA
Cytochrome P450, family 8, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 (CYP8B1)FAAGGCTGGCTTCCTGAGCTT 60 74
RAACAGCTCATCGGCCTCATC
Acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT1)FAGCGAGACAGATGCTCATGC 55 107
RCAACCAAACCTCCGTCACTG
Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)FGAGCATCCGAATTGCATCAC 55 120
RTATGGCCACCAAGATCCAGA
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)FTCGAATCCTGAGCAAACAGC 55 199
RCCCGGTAAGGTCCATGCTAT
Toll-interleukin 1 receptor domain-containing adaptor protein (Tirap)FGCTTCCAGGGGATCTGATGT 55 183
RAAGCAAGCCTACCACGGACT
TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β (TRIF)FATGGATAACCCAGGGCCTT 55 528
RTTCTGGTCACTGCAGGGGAT
Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5)FACCCGGATCTCAAAGACCAC 55 166
RTTATTGCATGCCAACTGGGT
TNF alpha (TNFα)FTGTCTCAGCCTCTTCTCATT 55 156
RAGATGATCTGAGTGTGAGGG
Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β)FGTTGACGGACCCCAAAAGAT 55 129
RTGATACTGCCTGCCTGAAGC
Interferon beta (IFNβ)FTGGAGCAGCTGAATGGAAAG 55 122
RGAGCATCTCTTGGATGGCAA
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)FCCCATGTTTGTGATGGGTGT 55 161
RGTGATGGCATGGACTGTGGT