Research Article

Dietary Tocotrienol/γ-Cyclodextrin Complex Increases Mitochondrial Membrane Potential and ATP Concentrations in the Brains of Aged Mice

Table 2

Primer sequences and annealing temperatures used for qRT-PCR analyses in murine brain tissue.

Gene symbolGene nameForward 5′-3′Reverse 3′-5′Annealing temperature

ActbActin, betaGACAGGATGCAGAAGAGATTACTTGATCCACATCTGCTGGAAGGT 55°C
CatCatalaseGGAGCAGGTGCTTTTGGATACTGACTCTCCAGCGACTGTG55°C
GclmGlutamate-cysteine ligase, modifier subunitTCCCATGCAGTGGAGAAGATAGCTGTGCAACTCCAAGGAC57°C
Gpx4Glutathione peroxidase 4ATGAAAGTCCAGCCCAAGGCGGCAGGTCCTTCTCTATCA59°C
Hmox1Heme oxygenase 1GAGCCTGAATCGAGCAGAACAGCCTTCTCTGGACACCTGA59°C
Sod2Superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrialGCCTGCTCTAATCAGGACCCTAGTAAGCGTGCTCCCACAC59°C