Table 1.

Primers used to amplify rat cDNAs

Gene	GenBank	Primer sequences
GAPDH	NM_012675	5′‐ GACATGCCGCCTGGAGAAAC‐3′ 5′‐AGCCCAGGATGCCCTTTAGT‐3′
IL‐1β	NM_031512	5′‐TGCAGGCTTCGAGATGAAC‐3′ 5′‐GGGATTTTGTCGTTGCTTGTC‐3′
IL‐6	NM_012589	5′‐AAGCCAGAGTCATTCAGAGC‐3′ 5′‐GTCCTTAGCCACTCCTTCTG‐3′
KIM‐1	NM_173149	5′‐CTCTGTTGATAGTGATAGTGGTCTG‐3′ 5′‐TGTGGGTCTTGTAGTTGTGG‐3′
TLR2	NM_198769	5′‐ATGAACACTAAGACATACCTGGAG‐3′ 5′‐CAAGACAGAAACAGGGTGGAG‐3′
TLR4	NM_019178	5′‐CATGACATCCCTTATTCAACCAAG‐3′ 5′‐GCCATGCCTTGTCTTCAATTG‐3′
TNFα	NM_012675	5′‐CTTCTCATTCCTGCTCGTGG‐3′ 5′‐TGATCTGAGTGTGAGGGTCTG‐3′

IL‐1β: interleukin‐1β; IL‐6: interleukin‐6; TLR2: Toll‐like receptor‐2; TLR‐4: Toll‐like receptor‐4; KIM1: Kidney Injury Molecule‐1; TNFα: tumour necrosis factor‐α; GAPDH: Glyceraldehyde 3‐phosphate dehydrogenase.