Real-time quantitative PCR analysis of Rag1-/- knockout and Rag1-/- Tbx21-/- double knockout mouse liver in a diet- and ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI)-specific manner.

Differential gene expression of mouse cytokines and chemokines in Rag1 knockout (Rag1-/- or Rag1-KO) and Rag1-/- Tbx21-/- double knockout (Rag1-Tbet-DKO) was tested in fatty liver ischemic-reperfusion injury (IRI). C57BL/6 mice harboring Rag1-/- or Rag1-/- Tbx21-/- deletions were fed with a normal chow diet (ND, 4.09 kcal/gram,13.4% kJ/fat) or a high-fat diet (HFD, 5.10 kcal/gram, 60% kJ/fat). To induce liver ischemic-reperfusion injury in mice, an atraumatic micro clip was placed across the hepatic hilus, which interrupted the blood supply to the left and median lobes of the liver for 45-minutes of partial warm ischemia time. After 24 hours of liver IRI, the affected left lobe of the liver was harvested and stored in Allprotect Tissue Reagent (Qiagen). We used Qiagen RT² Profiler™ PCR Array for mouse cytokines & chemokines to distinguish immunologically related and diet-specific gene signatures specific to liver IRI in Rag1-KO and Rag1-Tbet-DKO mice. qPCR gene expression profiling. Liver tissue specimens from IRI and a non-IRI group from mice (n=3) were used and treated separately, as indicated in summary. An equal amount of total RNA from mice was pooled prior to gene expression analysis.