Research Article

Alleviation of Carbon-Tetrachloride-Induced Liver Injury and Fibrosis by Betaine Supplementation in Chickens

Table 1

List of primer sequences for quantitative real-time PCR.

Gene symbolPrimer sequences 5′-3′Anneal temp. (°C)GenBank accession numberProduct size (bp)

IL-6F: CTCCTCGCCAATCTGAAGTC60NM_204628.1164
R: GGATTGTGCCCGAACTAAAA

TGF-β1F: AGCCACAGCATCTTCTTCGT58.4JQ423909.1162
R: ATTGCCGTAACCCTGGTACA

ACTA2F: CACCCAACTCTGCTGACTGA61.4NM_001031229.1176
R: ACACCATCCCCAGAGTCAAG

COL1A1F: GAACCCCAAGGAGAAGAAGC58.4XM_423116.4167
R: TCTTGCAGTGGTAGGTGACG

COL3A1F: AGGCTGAAGGAAACAGCAAA58.4NM_205380.2102
R: TGCGCGTTCTGTATTCAAAG

DPP4F: GGTGGGCACACTTTCCTAAA60NM_001031255.1101
R: TTGAGCATTCAGGCAACAAG

GSTF: ACCTGCTTCAAAAGCTGGAA58.4NM_205412.1130
R: GTTAGCCAGGACTGCCAGAG

DDTF: TTGCTGTTGCACTTCACTCC58.4NM_001030667.1152
R: GAAGCCAGTGCATGTTCTCA

GLULF: GCTCAGTGGGGAAGACTCAG58.4NM_205493.1177
R: GGTCCAGAACGTGGTGAAGT

AACSF: CCAGCTAATGCGTGCTGATA63NM_001006184.1162
R: TTGACTGCTTGTTGCTGTCC

ACTBF: GTGATGGACTCTGGTGATGG62NM_205518.1151
R: TGGTGAAGCTGTAGCCTCTC

IL-6, interleukin-6; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor-β1; ACTA2, α-smooth muscle actin; COL1A1, collagen type 1-α1; COL3A1, collagen type 3-α1; DPP4, dipeptidyl-peptidase 4; GST, glutathione S-transferase; DDT, d-dopachrome tautomerase; GLUL, glutamine synthetase; AACS, acetoacetyl-CoA synthase; and ACTB, β-actin.