Table 2.
Primer Sequence for qRT-PCR
| Gene | Primers (5′–3′) |
|---|---|
| miR-340-5p | F: GCGGTTATAAAGCAATGAGA |
| R: GTGCGTGTCGTGGAGTCG | |
| U6 | F: GCGCGTCGTGAAGCGTTC |
| R: GTGCAGGGTCCGAGGT | |
| IL-6 | F: AAGCCAGAGCTGTGCAGATGAGTA |
| R: TGTCCTGCAGCCACTGGTTC | |
| IL-1β | F: TTCGACACATGGGATAACGA |
| R: TCTTTCAACACGCAGGACAG | |
| NF-κB p65 | F: GCGTACACATTCTGGGGAG |
| R: CCGAAGCAGGAGCTATCAA | |
| VCAM-1 | F: CTCACCTTAATTGCTATG |
| R: GTTTTTACCTTCTAAGAC | |
| MMP2 | F: TGATGGTGTCTGCTGGAAAG |
| R: GACACGTGAAAAGTGCCTTG | |
| MMP9 | F: CCCGGACCAAGG ATACAG |
| R: GGCTTTCTCTCGGTACTG | |
| GAPDH | F: TCAGCAATGCCTCCTGCAC |
| R: TCTGGGTGGCAGTGATGGC |
qRT-PCR, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; miR-340-5p, microRNA-340-5p; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; IL-6, interleukin-6; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1; MMP2, matrix metalloproteinase 2; MMP9, matrix metalloproteinase 9; NF-κB, nuclear factor κB; f, forward; r, reverse.