Table II.

Primers used for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Target gene	Primer sequences
Perforin
Forward	5′-GAGGAGAAGAAGAAGAAGCACAA-3′
Reverse	5′-AGGGGTTCCAGGGTGTAGTC-3′
Granzyme B
Forward	5′-CCAGCAGTTTATCCCTGTGAA-3′
Reverse	5′-CACCTCTTGTAGTGTGTGTGAGTG-3′
NKP44
Forward	5′-TCCAAGGCTCAGGTACTTCAAAG-3′
Reverse	5′-GGGCGGGTACTGGCATCT-3′
NKG2D
Forward	5′-TCCATTCTCTCACCCAACCTAC-3′
Reverse	5′-CTCTGTTCCTGGCTTTTATTGA-3′
β-actin
Forward	5′- TTGCCGACAGGATGCAGAA-3′
Reverse	5′- GCCGATCCACACGGAGTACT-3′

NKP44, natural-killer protein 44; NKG2D, natural-killer group 2, member D.