Research Article

Protective Effects of Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins on the Kidneys of Diabetic Rats through the Nrf2 Signalling Pathway

Table 1

Primer sequences for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.

NamePrimerSequenceSize (bp)

GAPDHForward5ʹ-ACAGCAACAGGGTGGTGGAC-3ʹ253
Reverse5ʹ-TTTGAGGGTGCAGCGAACTT-3ʹ

HO-1Forward5ʹ-GCATGTCCCAGGATTTGTCC-3ʹ192
Reverse5ʹ-GGTTCTGCTTGTTTCGCTCT-3ʹ

GSTForward5ʹ-ACCTTTTGAGACCCTGCTGT-3ʹ224
Reverse5ʹ-GACGGTTCAAATGGTCAGGG-3ʹ

Nrf2Forward5ʹ-CCCATTGAGGGCTGTGAT-3ʹ247
Reverse5ʹ-TTGGCTGTGCTTTAGGTC -3ʹ

NQO1Forward5ʹ-GATGGGAGGTGGTCGAATCT-3ʹ197
Reverse5ʹ-TATCACCAGGTCTGCAGCTT-3ʹ

GST: glutathione S-transferase; Nrf2: nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; NQO1, NAD (P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1.