Table 1.
Primers Used in Quantitative PCR Analyses
| Gene | Primers/Probes | Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| IL-1β (Overbergh et al. 1999) | Forward primer (5’- 3’) | CAACCAACAAGTGATATTCTCCATG |
| Reverse primer (5’ – 3’) | GATCCACACTCTCCAGCTGCA | |
| Probe (5’ Fam- 3’ Tamra) | CTGTGTAATGAAAGACGGCACACCCACC | |
| Tumor necrosis factor α (El-Karef et al. 2007) | Forward primer (5’- 3’) | CATCTTCTCAAAATTCGAGTGACAA |
| Reverse primer (5’ – 3’) | TGGGAGTAGACAAGGTACAACCC | |
| Probe (5’ Fam- 3’ Tamra) | CACGTCGTAGCAAACCACCAAGTGGA | |
| Tenascin C (El-Karef et al. 2007) | Forward primer (5’- 3’) | TCAAGGAAGTCATTGTGGGGC |
| Reverse primer (5’ – 3’) | CAGGAGTCCAATTGTTGTGAAG | |
| Probe (5’ Fam- 3’ Tamra) | CACCCACTACTCAGCAAGGATCCAGG | |
| Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase | Forward primer (5’- 3’) | TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA |
| Reverse primer (5’ – 3’) | CCTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTGA | |
| Probe (5’ Fam- 3’ Tamra) | CCTGGAGAAACCTGCCAAGTATGA |