Table 1.

The sequences of primers and probes used to amplify cytokine cDNA

Cytokine	5' primer	3' primer	Probe
GDNF	GCCACCATCAAAAGACTGAAAAG	CGGTTCCTCTCTCTTCGAGGA	TCACCAGATAAACAAGCGGCGGCA
IFN-γ	TCGAATCGCACCTGATCACTA	GGGTTGTTCACCTCGAACTTG	CATCCTTTTTTGCTTTACTGTTGCTGAGAAG
IL-1β	GAAAGACGGCACACCCACC	AAACCGCTTTTCCATCTTCTTCT	TGCAGCTGGAGAGTGTGGATCCCAAAC
IL-10	CCCTCTGGATACAGCTGCG	GCTCCACTGCCTTGCTTTTATT	CGCTGTCATCGATTTCTCCCCTGTGA
MMP-9	GTATGGTCGTGGCTCTAAACCTG	TCGGCTGTGGTTCAGCTG	CCCAAGGCCTCCAGCCACCAC
TGF-β1	TGAGTGGCTGTCTTTTGACGTC	CCTGTATTCCGTCTCCTTGGTT	CTGGAGTTGTCCGGCAGTGGCTGA
TNF-α	GACCCTCACACTCAGATCATCTTCT	ACGCTGGCTCAGCCACTC	TAGCCCACGTCGTAGCAAACCACCAA

The probes were labeled with FAM at the 5' end and with TAMRA at the 3' end.