Research Article

Artemisia iwayomogi Extract Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity by Decreasing the Expression of Genes Associated with Adipogenesis in Mice

Table 1

Primer sequences and RT-PCR conditions.

Gene descriptionPrimersSequences (5′ →3′) (°C)Size (bp)

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2 (PPARγ2)FTTCGGAATCAGCTCTGTGGA55148
RCCATTGGGTCAGCTCTTGTG
CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα)FAAGGCCAAGAAGTCGGTGGA55189
RCCATAGTGGAAGCCTGATGC
Adipocyte protein 2 (aP2)FACATGAAAGTGGGAGTG55128
RAAGTACTCTCTGACCGGATG
Cluster of differentiation 36
(CD36)
FATGACGTGGCAAAGAACAGC55160
RGAAGGCTCAAAGATGCCTCC
Fatty acid synthase (FAS)FTTGCCCGAGTCAGAGAACC55171
RCGTCCACAATAGCTTCATAGC
Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1)FCCAGCAAGATGATCCCAATG55450
RCTTCTTGGGGTCAGCACAGA
Interferon α (IFNα)FATGGCTAG(G/A)CTCTGTGCTTTCCT60.2500
RGGGCTCTCCAGA(T/C)TTCTGCTCTG
Interferon β (IFNβ)FTGGAGCAGCTGAATGGAAAG55122
RGAGCATCTCTTGGATGGCAA
Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)FTGTCTCAGCCTCTTCTCATT55156
RAGATGATCTGAGTGTGAGGG
Intereukin 6 (IL-6)FTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGATG55162
RCCACGATTTCCCAGAGAACA
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)FAGAACATCATCCCTGCATCC60321
RTCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA