Table I.

Primers used in the present study.

Primers	Forward	Reverse
SOCS1	5′-GATGGTAGCACACAACCAG	5′-ACTGAACCTGACCGTACAGAGGAGGAGGAGGAAGGTT
SOCS2	5′-GGATGGTACTGGGGAAGTAT	5′-ACTGAACCTGACCGTACATGGGAGCTATCTCTAATCAA
SOCS3	5′-TCAAGACCTTCAGCTCCA	5′-ACTGAACCTGACCGTACAGTCACTGCGCTCCAGTAG
SOCS4	5′-GGCAGTGTTTTCCAATAAAG	5′-ACTGAACCTGACCGTACAAGGTGGGAAAGGACACTTAT
SOCS5	5′-AGTCAAAGCCTCTCTTTTCC	5′-ACTGAACCTGACCGTACACATTTTGGGCTAAATCTGA
SOCS6	5′-CCTTACAGAGGAGCTGAAAA	5′-ACTGAACCTGACCGTACACGAAAAGAAAAGAACCATC
SOCS7	5′-CAGGCCCTGAATTACCTC	5′-ACTGAACCTGACCGTACAGAGGTTGCTGCTGCTGCT
CK19	5′-AGCCACTACTACACGACCAT	5′-ACTGAACCTGACCGTACATCGATCTGCAGGACAATC

ACTGAACCTGACCGTACA represents the Z sequence. SOCS, suppressor of cytokine signalling; CK19, cytokeratin 19.