RNA was extracted from tissue using RNA STAT60 reagent (Tel-Test, Inc.) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Synthesis of cDNA was done using TaqMan reverse transcription reagents (Thermo Fisher Scientific) using 1 μg of RNA template per reaction, as per manufacturer’s instructions. Transcript expression was then analyzed by quantitative PCR (qPCR) in 10 μL duplicate reactions using qPCRBIO SyGreen Mix (part number PB20.11; PCR Biosystems, UK) and 1–4 μL of cDNA template. Reactions were loaded into 384-well qPCR plates (part number 72.1985.202; Sarstedt, UK) and run on a Light Cycler 480 (Roche). Transcript expression was calculated based on a cDNA titration loaded on each plate and was presented relative to expression of the housekeeping gene Ppia. Primers for Adipoq and Ppia were described and validated previously (3 (link)).
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