Table 1.

Primers for RT-PCR

Target	Forward	Reverse	Size
β-actin	5′TGACAGGATGCAGAAGGAGA3′	5′GCTGGAAGGTGGACAGTGAG3′	131
GHSR1a	5′AGCACTTGGGAAGTTGAGGC3′	5′TAACCACAACAGCCTGCACC3′	234
GHSR1b	5′ACGCTGTGGGGAGCACGACA3′	5′CGCGAGCAGCAGGAAGGATG3′	321
Ghrelin	5′TCTGCAGTTTGCTGCTACTCA3′	5′CCTCTTTGACCTCTTCCCAGA3′	318
INF-γ	5′CAGCAACAGCAAGGCGAAA3′	5′TCAGCAGCGACTCCTTTTC3′	159
TNFα	5′TCGAGTGACAAGCCTGTAGC3′	5′GGAGGTTGACTTTCTCCTGG3′	255
IL-1β	5′GTAATGAAAGACGGCACACCC3′	5′GTGCTGATGTACCAGTTGGG3′	157
IL-6	5′AGCCAGAGTCCTTCAGAGAG3′	5′ACTCCTTCTGTGACTCCAGC3′	136

GHSR, growth hormone secretagogue receptor; IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.