Table 1.
Primers used in real-time PCR analysis of cytokine and chemokine mRNA expression.
| Gene | Forward Primer | Reverse Primer | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX-2 | ACCAGCAGTTCCAGTATCAGA | CAGGAGGATGGAGTTGTTGTAG | NM_011198 |
| MUC5AC | AATGCTGGTGCCTGTGTCT | CCTCCTATGCCATCTGTTGTG | NM_017511 |
| IL-6 | AGGACCAAGACCATCCAATTCA | GCTTAGGCATAACGCACTAGG | NM_031168 |
| IFN- γ | CAGCAACAACATAAGCGTCATT | ACCTCAAACTTGGCAATACTCA | NM_000619.2 |
| IL- 13 | GCTCCAGCATTGAAGCAGTG | CGTGGCAGACAGGAGTGTT | NM_008355.3 |
| IL-5 | ATCCTCCTGCCTCCTCTTCC | GGTTCCATCTCCAGCACTTCA | NM_000879 |
| IL- 4 | TCCGTGCTTGAAGAAGAACTC | GTGATGTGGACTTGGACTCATT | NM_021283.2 |
| CCL24 | AGGCAGTGAGAACCAAGT | GCGTCAATACCTATGTCCAA | NM_019577.4 |
| CCL11 | GGCTTCATGTAGTTCCAGAT | CCATTGTGTTCCTCAATAATCC | NM_011330.3 |
| β-actin | AAGACCTCTATGCCAACACAGT | AGCCAGAGCAGTAATCTCCTTC | NM_007393.3 |