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Table 1 PCR conditions and primer sequence for examined genes

From: Effects of Karela (Bitter Melon; Momordica charantia) on genes of lipids and carbohydrates metabolism in experimental hypercholesterolemia: biochemical, molecular and histopathological study

mRNA expression

Forward primer (5′-3′)

Reverse primer (5′-3′)

PCR cycles and Annealing

PEPCK (236 bp)

TTTACTGGGAAGGCATCGAT

TCGTAGACAAGGGGGCAC

30 cycles, 52 °C 1 min

PK (229 bp)

ATTGCTGTGACTGGATCTGC

CCCGCATGATGTTGGTATAG

30 cycles, 52 °C 1 min

ACO (633 bp)

GCCCTCAGCTATGGTATTAC

AGGAACTGCTCTCACAATGC

35 cycles, 52 °C 1 min

CPT-1 (628 bp)

TATGTGAGGATGCTGCTTCC

CTCGGAGAGCTAAGCTTGTC

35 cycles, 52 °C 1 min

PPAR γ (550 bp)

CATTTCTGCTCCACACTATGAA

CGGGAAGGACTTTATGTATGAG

33 cycles 52 °C 1 min

PPAR-α (680 bp)

GAGGTCCGATTCTTCCACTG

ATCCCTGCTCTCCTGTATGG

35 cycles, 58 °C 1 min

FAS (345 bp)

CCAGAGCCCAGACAGAGAAG

GACGCCAGTGTTCGTTCC

37 cycles, 61 °C 45 s

SREBP-1c (191 bp)

GGAGCCATGGATTGCACATT

AGGAAGGCTTCCAGAGAGGA

35 cycles, 58 °C 50 s

HMG-CoAR (467 bp)

CCTGCTGCCATAAACTGGAT

GCCATTACAGTGCCACACAC

31 cyc les58°C 1 min

GST (575 bp)

GCTGGAGTGGAGTTTGAAGAA

GTCCTGACCACGTCAACATAG

35 cycles, 55 °C 1 min

CYP7A1 (574 bp)

CCTCCTGGCCTTCCTAAATC

GTACCGGCAGGTCATTCAGT

30 cycles 58 °C 1 min

SOD (410 bp)

AGGATTAACTGAAGGCGAGCAT

TCTACAGTTAGCAGGCCAGCAG

33 cycles, 55 °C 1 min

GAPDH (309 bp)

AGATCCACAACGGATACATT

TCCCTCAAGATTGTCAGCAA

25 cycles, 52 °C 1 min