Table 1.
Primer sequences used for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactiona
| Gene | Forward Primer | Reverse Primer |
|---|---|---|
| IL6 | 5'-GAAACCGCTATGAAGTTCCTCTCTG-3' | 5'-TGTTGGGAGTGGTATCCTCTGTGA-3' |
| IP10 | 5'-CAGTGAGAATGAGGGCCATAGG-3' | 5'-CGGATTCAGACATCTCTGCTCAT-3' |
| TNFα | 5'-GAAAAGCAAGCAGCCAACCA-3' | 5'- CGGATCATGCTTTCTGTGCTC -3' |
| IL1β | 5'- CGACAAAATACCTGTGGCCT -3' | 5'- TTCTTTGGGTATTGCTTGGG -3' |
| StAR | 5'-GTCCCTCCAAGACTAAACTCACTTG-3' | 5'-GGTGGTTGGCGAACTCTATCTG-3' |
| TLR4 | 5'-GGCTCCTGGCTAGGACTCTGA-3' | 5'-TCTGATCCATGCATTGGTAGGT-3' |
| TSPO | 5'-TGCAGAAACCCTCTTGGCATC-3' | 5'-TGAAACCTCCCAGCTCTTTCC-3' |
aIL6, interleukin 6; IP10, IFN-inducible protein 10; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor α; IL1β, interleukin 1β; StAR, steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; TLR4, Toll-like receptor 4; TSPO, translocator protein of 18 kDa.