Table I.
Primer sequences used for quantitative PCR.
| Target | Primer sequences (5′→3′) |
|---|---|
| Rat FN | F: GACACTATGCGGGTCACTTG |
| R: CCCAGGCAGGAGATTTGTTA | |
| Rat IFN-γ | F: TCATCGAATCGCACCTGAT |
| R: GGATCTGTGGGTTGTTCACC | |
| Rat IL-1β | F: GCCAACAAGTGGTATTCTCCA |
| R: TGCCGTCTTTCATCACACAG | |
| Rat IL-6 | F: GTCAACTCCATCTGCCCTTC |
| R: TGTGGGTGGTATCCTCTGTG | |
| Rat TNF-α | F: GCTCCCTCTCATCAGTTCCA |
| R: GCTTGGTGGTTTGCTACGAC | |
| Rat MCP-1 | F: TGTTCACAGTTGCTGCCTGT |
| R: AGTTCTCCAGCCGACTCATT | |
| Rat TGF-β | F: CCAACTACTGCTTCAGCTCCA |
| R: GTGTCCAGGCTCCAAATGT | |
| Rat IL-8 | F: CTTTCAGAGACAGCAGAG |
| R: CTAAGTTCTTTAGCACTCC | |
| Rat β-actin | F: CACCCGCGAGTACAACCTTC |
| R: CCCATACCCACCATCACACC |
FN, fibronectin; IFN-γ, interferon-γ; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; F, forward; R, reverse.