Research Article

Olive Leaves Extract and Oleuropein Improve Insulin Sensitivity in 3T3-L1 Cells and in High-Fat Diet-Treated Rats via PI3K/AkT Signaling Pathway

Table 1

Primers for RT-PCR. PCR was performed using the primers indicated as below under optimal amplification condition (95°C for 5 min; 22–35 cycles of 95°C for 30 s, 58°C for 30 s, 72°C for 30 s; and 72°C for 7 min) for each gene.

NameForwardReverse

GAPDH5-TGGTGAAGGTCGGTGTGAACGG-35-TGCCGTTGAATTTGCCGTGAGT-3
PPARγ5-AAACTCTGGGAGATTCTCCT-35-TGGCATCTCTGTGTCAAC-3
C/EBPα5-GCCAAACTGAGACTCTTC-35-TGGCATCTCTGTGTCAAC-3
SREBP-1c5-GCTTAGCCTCTACACCAACTGGC-35-ACAGACTGGTACGGGCCACAAG-3
FAS5-TGGAGCCTGTGTAGCCTTCGAG-35-ACAGCCTGGGGTCATCTTTGCC-3
Il-65-GGTGACAACCACGGCCTTCCC-35-GCCACTCCTTCTGTGACTCCAGC-3
TNF-α5-AAATGGGCTCCCTCTCATCAGTTC-35-TCTGCTTGGTGGTTTGCTACGAC-3