TABLE 1.

Primers used for RT-PCR analysis of murine cytokine mRNAs

Target mRNA	Genbank accession no.	Primer sequences		Size of PCR amplicon (bp)	Refer- ence
		Sense	Antisense
β-Actin	M12481	GTGGGCCGCTCTAGGCACCA	CGGTTGGCCTTAGGGTTCAGGGGGG	245	24
IL-2	NM_008366	ACTTCAAGCTCCACTTCAAG	GAGTCAAATCCAGAACATGC	256	27
IL-4	NM_021283	CCAGCTAGTTGTCATCCTGCTCTT CTTTCTCG	CAGTGATGTGGACTTGGACTCATTCATGGTGC	358	17
IL-5	NM_010558	GACAAGCAATGAGACGATGA	GAACTCTTGCAGGTAATCCA	235	27
IL-10	NM_010548	GTGAAGACTTTCTTTCAAACAAAG	CTGCTCCACTGCCTTGCTCTTATT	274	24
IFN-γ	M28621	AACGCTACACACTGCATCTT	GACTTCAAAGAGTCTGAGGT	237	27
TGF-β	BC013738	TGGACCGCAACAACGCCATCTATG AGAAAACC	TGGAGCTGAAGCAATAGTTGGTATCCAGGGCT	525	28