Table 2.

Primer sequences for quantitative PCR.

Gene	Oligo	Sequence	Amplicon (bp)
Irf7	Forward Reverse	5′ - CGAGGAACCCTATGCAGCAT − 3′ 5′ – TACATGATGGTCACATCCAGGAA − 3′	180
Cxcl10	Forward Reverse Probe	5′ - GCCGTCATTTTCTGCCTCAT − 3′ 5′ - GCTTCCCTATGGCCCTCATT − 3′ 5′ – TCTCGCAAGGACGGTCCGCTG − 3′	127
Isg15	Forward Reverse Probe	5′ - CGCACTGTAGACACGCTTA − 3′ 5′ - CCCTCGAAGCTCAGCCAG − 3′ 5′ – 6TCCAGCGGAACAAGTCACGA − 3′	79

SYBR green (Applied Biosystems, Roche, UK) used in place of probe, where probe is not stated.