Table 1 Sequences of oligonucleotide primers used for real-time PCR

Insulin

Forward primer: 5′- TCACACCTGGTGGAAGCTTC-3′

Reverse primer: 5′- ACAATGCCACGCTTCTGC -3′

JNK

Forward primer: 5′- AAGCAGCAAGGCTACTCCTTCTCA-3′

Reverse primer: 5′- ATCGAGACTGCTGTCTGTGTCTGA-3′

PDX-1

Forward primer: 5′-GGATGAAATCCACCAAAGCTC -3′

Reverse primer: 5′- TTCCACTTCATGCGACGGT -3′

GLUT-2

Forward primer: 5′- CAAGATCACCGGACCTTGG -3′

Reverse primer: 5′- ATTCCGCCTACTGCAAAGCT -3′

GLP-1

Forward primer: 5′- ACCTTCACCAGCGACGTAAG -3′

Reverse primer: 5′- TCCTTTTACAAGCCAAGCGA – 3′

TCF7L2

Forward primer: 5′- CCGCCCGAACCTCTAACAAA - 3′

Reverse primer: 5′ - TCAGTCTGTGACTTGGCGTC - 3′

HO-1

Forward primer: 5′- CTGTTGGCGACCGTGGCAGT – 3′

Reverse primer: 5′- CTGGGCTCAGAACAGCCGCC – 3′

β-Actin

Forward primer: 5′-CCTTCCTGGGCATGGAGTCCT-3′

Reverse primer: 5′- GGAGCAATGATCTTGATCTTC-3′