Research Article

Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Triggers Protective Pathways in Pancreatic Beta-Cells Exposed to Glycated Serum

Table 1

DNA sequences of the sense and antisense primers for RT-PCR analysis and cycler conditions.

GeneAccession number (GeneBank)Primer sequencesProduct size (bp)Annealing temperature (°C)Number of cycles

PreproinsulinXM_003508080.15′-CTTTTGTCAAACAGCACCTTTGTG-3′ (sense)
5′-TCAGTTGCAGTAGTTCTCCAGTTGG-3′ (antisense)
2634825
PDX-1XM_003496658.15′-CAGCTCCCTTTCCCGTGG A-3′ (sense)
5′-GAGCATCACTGCCAGCTCCA-3′ (antisense)
2045528
Nrf2XM_003498316.1 5′-CTCACTGGATAAAGAAGTC-3′ (sense) 5′-CCGCCCAGAAGTTCAGAGA-3′ (antisense) 2406040
β-ActinNM_031144.25′-AAGAGAAGCTGTGCTATGTTGC-3′ (sense)
5′-CCTTGATCTTCATGGTGCTAGG-3′ (antisense)
3244825

PDX-1, Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1; Nrf2, Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2.