Table 2.

Primer sequences used for quantitative PCR experiments.

Gene		5′ → 3′ sequence
ICAM-1	Forward	5′ TGAGCAATGTGCAAGAAGATAGC 3′
	Reverse	5′ CCCGTTCTGGAGTCCAGTACA 3′
IL-1β	Forward	5′ CTTTGAAGCTGATGGCCCTAAA 3′
	Reverse	5′ AGTGGTGGTCGGAGATTCGT 3′
LFA-1	Forward	5′ GAGCTGGTGGGAGAGATCGA 3′
	Reverse	5′ GAGGCGTTGCTGCCATAGA 3′
PBGD	Forward	5′ TGCAGTTTGAAATCATTGCTATGTC 3′
	Reverse	5′ AACAGGCTTTTCTCTCCAATCTTAGA 3′
TNFα	Forward	5′ CCCAGGGACCTCTCTCTAATCA 3′
	Reverse	5′ GCTTGAGGGTTTGCTACAACATG 3′
VCAM	Forward	5′ ACAAAGTTGGCTCACAATTAAGAAGTT 3′
	Reverse	5′ TGCAAAATAGAGCACGAGAAGCT 3′
VLA-4	Forward	5′ CGAACCGATGGCTCCTAGTG 3′
	Reverse	5′ CACGTCTGGCCGGGATT 3′