Table 2.
List of primer sequences for RT-qPCR.
| Gene symbols | Forward primers (5′ → 3′) | GC% | Reverse primers (5′ → 3′) | GC% | Annealing temperature (°C) | Amplicon size (bp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFAP | CAGATTCGAGGGGGCAAA | 55.56 | TGAGAGGCAGGCAGCTA | 58.82 | 60 | 149 |
| EAAT1 | ACATGAAGGAACAGGGGCAG | 55.00 | CACGGGGGCATACCACATTA | 55.00 | 60 | 98 |
| EAAT2 | TGCCAACAGAGGACATCAGCCT | 54.55 | CAGCTCAGACTTGGAGAGGTGA | 54.55 | 60 | 128 |
| HMBS | GCCGTGCATACAGCTATGAAG | 52.38 | TTACGAGCAGTGATGCCTACC | 52.38 | 60 | 179 |
| IL10 | GGCACCCAGTCTGAGAACAG | 60.00 | TGGCAACCCAGGTAACCCTTA | 52.38 | 60 | 176 |
| IL1B | GCTCTGGGATTCTCTTCAGCC | 57.14 | CAAGTCATCCTCATTGCCACTGT | 47.83 | 60 | 118 |
| PSMB2 | GAGGGCAGTGGAACTCCTTAG | 57.14 | GATGTTAGGAGCCCTGTTTGG | 52.38 | 60 | 149 |
| REST | GAGAACGCCCATATAAATGTG | 42.86 | CACATAACTGCACTGATCAC | 45.00 | 60 | 172 |
| S100A10 | CGCCGCACGTACTAAGGAA | 57.89 | GTGTGGTCCGTTGAAGCCTTG | 57.14 | 60 | 118 |
| S100B | GTGGCCCTCATCGACGTTTT | 55.00 | ACCTCCTGCTCTTTGATTTCCTCT | 45.83 | 60 | 134 |
| TNF-α | GCCCATGTTGTAGCAAACC | 52.63 | TCTGGTAGGAGACGGCGAT | 57.89 | 60 | 226 |
| TGF-β | TTGAGGGCTTTCGCCTTAGC | 55.00 | CGGTAGTGAACCCGTTGATG | 55.00 | 60 | 84 |
F, Forward Primer; R, Reverse Primer; GFAP, Glial fibrillary acidic protein; EAAT1, Excitatory amino acid transporter 1; EAAT2, Excitatory amino acid transporter 2; HMBS, Hydroxymethylbilane synthase; IL-10, Interleukin 10; IL-1B, Interleukin-1 beta; PSMB2, Proteasome 20S subunit beta 2; REST, RE1 silencing transcription factor; S100A10, S100 calcium-binding protein A10; S100B, S100 calcium-binding protein B; TNF-α, Tumour necrosis factor; TGF-β, Transforming growth factor beta.