Table 1.

Sequences of primers used for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Target Gene	Primer Sequence (5′-3′)
	Forward	Reverse
hBD-2	5′-GGTGTTTTTGGTGGTATAGGC-3′	5′-AGGGCAAAAGACTGGATGACA-3′
hCXCL1	5′-AATCCTGCATCCCCCATA-3′	5′-TGTCTCTCTTTCCTCTTCTGTTCCT-3′
hCXCL5	5′-TGCGTTGCGTTTGTTTACAG-3′	5′-GAAAAGGGGCTTCTGGATCA-3′
hCXCL8 (IL-8)	5′-ATGACTTCCAAGCTGGCCGTG-3′	5′-TTATGAATTCTCAGCCCTCTTCAAAAACTTCTC-3′
hHPRT	5′-TATGGCGACCCGCAGCCCT-3′	5′-CATCTCGAGCAAGACGTTCAG-3′
hS100A8	5′-GGGAATTTCCATGCCGTCT-3′	5′-CCTTTTTCCTGATATACTGAGGAC-3′
hS100A9	5′-CAGCTGGAACGCAACATAGA-3′	5′-TCAGCTGCTTGTCTGCATTT-3′
mCXCL1	5′-CACCTCAAGAACATCCAGAGCT-3′	5′-CAAGCAGAACTGAACTACCATCG-3′
mDEFB4	5′-GCTTCAGTCATGAGGATCCAT-3′	5′-CTTGCTGGTTCTTCGTCTTTT-3′
mHPRT	5′-CACAGGACTAGAACACCTGC-3′	5′-GCTGGTGAAAAGGACCTCT-3′
mCXCL2	5′-TTGCCTTGACCCTGAAGCCCCC-3′	5′-GGCACATCAGGTACGATCCAGGC-3′
mS100A8	5′-AAATCACCATGCCCTCTACAAG-3′	5′-CCCACTTTTATCACCATCGCAA-3′
mS100A9	5′-ATACTCTAGGAAGGAAGGACACC-3′	5′-TCCATGATGTCATTTATGAGGGC-3′

BD-2, beta-defensin 2; CXCL: C-X-C motif ligand; IL, interleukin, HPRT, hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase; S100, S100 calcium binding protein; DEFB4, defensin beta 4; h, human; m, mouse; F, forward, R, reverse.