Hepatitis B virus induces expression of cholesterol metabolism-related genes via TLR2 in HepG2 cells

Table 1 Primers for real-time polymerase chain reaction

Gene	Primers for real-time polymerase chain reaction
LDLR	Sense: 5’-TCAACACACAACAGCAGATGGCAC-3’
	Antisense: 5’-AAGGCTAACCTGGCTGTCTAGCAA-3’
HMGCoAr	Sense: 5’-TATGTGCTGCTTTGGCTGCATGTC-3’
	Antisense: 5’-ATACCAAGGACACACAAGCTGGGA-3’
TLR2	Sense: 5’-ACCTGTCCAACAACAGGATCACCT-3’
	Antisense: 5’-TGTTCAAGACTGCCCAGGGAAGAA-3’
TLR4	Sense: 5’-GCCGAAAGGTGATTGTTGTGGTGT-3’
	Antisense: 5’-ACTGCCAGGTCTGAGCAATCTCAT-3’
GAPDH	Sense: 5’-AGGAGTAAGAAACCCTGGAC-3’
	Antisense: 5’-CTGGGATGGAATTGTGAG-3’

LDLR: Low-density lipoprotein receptor; TLR2: Toll-like receptor 2; TLR4: Toll-like receptor 4. HMGCoAr: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutharyl-coenzyme A reductase; GAPDH: Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.