Research Article

Antioxidant Capacity-Related Preventive Effects of Shoumei (Slightly Fermented Camellia sinensis) Polyphenols against Hepatic Injury

Table 2

Sequences of primers used in the qPCR assay.

Gene nameSequence

Bax (for human cell)Forward: 5-CCCGAGAGGTCTTTTTCCGAG-3
Reverse: 5-CCAGCCCATGATGGTTCTGAT-3
Bcl-2 (for human cell)Forward: 5-ATGTGTGTGGAGAGCGTCAACC-3
Reverse: 5-CAGAGACAGCCAGGAGAAATCAA-3
NF-κB (for human cell)Forward: 5-GAAGCACGAATGACAGAGGC-3
Reverse: 5-GCTTGGCGGATTAGCTCTTTT-3
IκB-α (for human cell)Forward: 5-GCTGAAGAAGGAGCGGCTACT-3
Reverse: 5-TCGTACTCCTCGTCTTTCATGGA-3
GAPDH (for human cell)Forward: 5-TCAAGAAGGTGGTGAAGCAGG-3
Reverse: 5-AGCGTCAAAGGTGGAGGAGTG-3
nNOS (for mice)Forward: 5-GAATACCAGCCTGATCCATGGAA-3
Reverse: 5-TCCTCCAGGAGGGTGTCCACCGCATG-3
eNOS (for mice)Forward: 5-TCAGCCATCACAGTGTTCCC-3
Reverse: 5-ATAGCCCGCATAGCGTATCAG-3
iNOS (for mice)Forward: 5-GTTCTCAGCCCAACAATACAAGA-3
Reverse: 5-GTGGACGGGTCGATGTCAC-3
Cu/Zn-SOD (for mice)Forward: 5-AACCAGTTGTGTTGTCAGGAC-3
Reverse: 5-CCACCATGTTTCTTAGAGTGAGG-3
Mn-SOD (for mice)Forward: 5-CAGACCTGCCTTACGACTATGG-3
Reverse: 5-CTCGGTGGCGTTGAGATTGTT-3
CAT (for mice)Forward: 5-GGAGGCGGGAACCCAATAG-3
Reverse: 5-GTGTGCCATCTCGTCAGTGAA-3
IκB-α (for mice)Forward: 5-CGCGGGATGGCCTCAAGAAGGA-3
Reverse: 5-GCCAAGTGCAGGAACGAGTCT-3
NF-κB (for mice)Forward: 5-GAGGCACGAGGCTCCTTTTCT-3
Reverse: 5-GTAGCTGCATGGAGACTCGAACA-3
GAPDH (for mice)Forward: 5-AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG-3
Reverse: 5-GGGGTCGTTGATGGCAACA-3

Bax: Bcl2-associated X protein; Bcl-2: B-cell lymphoma-2; NF-κb: nuclear factor kappa B; IκB-α: inhibitor of NF-κB alpha; nNOS: neuronal nitric oxide synthase; eNOS: endothelial nitric oxide synthase; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; Mn-SOD: manganese superoxide dismutase; Cu/Zn-SOD: copper zinc-superoxide dismutase; CAT: catalase; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.