Table 2.

Primer sequences used for the reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction studies

Gene	Sense	Antisense	bp size
CXCL9	5′-CTCTTTCCTGGCTACTCCAT-3′	5′-TCTCGGTGGCTATCTTGTTA-3′	354
CXCL10	5′-CTGAAAGCAGTTAGCAAGGA-3′	5′-TATTTGAAGCAGGGTCAGAA-3′	330
CXCL11	5′-TTTCAGATGCCCTTTTCCAG-3′	5′-CAAACATGAGTGTGAAGGGC-3′	322
CXCR3 full size	5′-AAGTGCTAAATGACGCCG-3′	5′-CAAAGGCCACCACGACCACCACCA-3′	770
CXCR3 splice variant	5′-CCAAGTGCTAAATGACGCCG-3′	5′-CTCCCGGAACTTGACCCCTGTG-3′	622
GAPDH	5′-CAACGGATTTGGTCGTATTG-3′	5′-GATGACAAGCTTCCCGTTCT-3′	184

GAPDH: glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; bp: base pairs.