TABLE 1.
Primer sequences for RT-qPCR.
| Gene | Primer sequence (5′–3′) |
| PECAM1 | F: AAGTGGAGTCCAGCCGCATATC |
| R: ATGGAGCAGGACAGGTTCAGTC | |
| CXCR4 | F: CTCCTCTTTGTCATCACGCTTCC |
| R: GGATGAGGACACTGCTGTAGAG | |
| MEF2C | F: TCCACCAGGCAGCAAGAATACG |
| R: GGAGTTGCTACGGAAACCACTG | |
| PGE2 | F: CCTTCAAGGTTCTGTGCTCAGC |
| R: CATCAGCTTAGCTGGACACTGC | |
| TNF-α | F: GGTGCCTATGTCTCAGCCTCTT |
| R: GCCATAGAACTGATGAGAGGGAG | |
| IL-6 | F: AGACAGCCACTCACCTCTTCAG |
| R: TTCTGCCAGTGCCTCTTTGCTG | |
| IL-8 | F: CCATTCCGTTCTGGTACAGTCTG |
| R: TTTCCGCTTCCTGAGGCTGGAT | |
| GAPDH | F: GTCTCCTCTGACTTCAACAGCG |
| R: ACCACCCTGTTGCTGTAGCCAA |
RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction; PECAM1, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1; CXCR4, chemokine receptor 4; MEF2C, myocyte-enhancer factor 2C; PGE2, prostaglandin E2; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6, interleukin-6; and GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.