TABLE 1.

Primers used for quantitative PCR.

Gene name (GeneCards®)/primer name	Primer sequence 5′–3′
CCL2 Fw	AGA​CTA​ACC​AGA​AAC​ATC​C (Sigma KiCqStart)
CCL2 Rev	ATTGATTGCATCTGGCTG (Sigma KiCqStart)
GAPDH Fwd	AGC​TCA​GGC​CTC​AAG​ACC​TT
GAPDH Rev	AAG​AAG​ATG​CGG​CTG​ACT​GT
ICAM1 Fwd	ACCATCTACAGCTTTCCG (Sigma KiCqStart)
ICAM1 Rev	TCACACTTCACTGTCACC (Sigma KiCqStart)
SELE Fwd	GAG​AAT​TCA​CCT​ACA​AGT​CC (Sigma KiCqStart)
SELE Rev	AGG​CTT​GAA​CAT​TTT​ACC​AC (Sigma KiCqStart)
VCAM1 (mix Fwd/Rev)	Proprietary sequence (Qiagen QuantiTect®) QT00018347

CCL2, C-C motif chemokine ligand 2. GADPH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase. ICAM1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1. SELE, Selectin E. VCAM1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.