Table II.

Primer sequences for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis.

Gene	Direction	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Expected product size (bp)
Bcl-6	F	ATGAGGAGTTTCGGGATGTC	177
	R	CCTCTTCTGGGATTGTTTGC
CXCR5	F	GCAAGAAAGAAACCCGACAG	210
	R	TTATGGGAAGGGAGTGAGGA
IL-21	F	CACAGACTAACATGCCCTTCAT	224
	R	GAATCTTCACTTCCGTGTGTTCT
GAPDH	F	GAAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGT	226
	R	GAAGATGGTGATGGGATTTC

F, forward; R, reverse; Bcl-6, B-cell lymphoma 6; CXCR5, chemokine receptor type 5; IL-21, interleukin 21; bp, base pairs.