Table 1

Primers and probes, and selected polymerase chain reaction (PCR) conditions

PCR productTemperature (°C)*Primer sequence (5′→3′)
*Annealing temperature.
MIP, macrophage inflammatory protein; IL, interleukin; IFN-γ, interferon γ; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; COX-2, cyclooxygenase 2.
MIP-1α
    Sense585′-TCA CCT GCT CAG AAT CAT GC-3′
    Antisense5′-TCC ATA GAA GAG GTA GCT GTG G-3′
MIP-1β
    Sense575′-AGC AGC TCA GTT CAG TTC CAG GTC A-3′
    Antisense5′-CCA TGA AGC TCT GCG TGA CTG TCC T-3′
IP-10
    Sense575′-ACC ATG AAC CCA AGT GCT GCC GTC-3′
    Antisense5′-GCT TCA CTC CAG TTA AGG AGC CCT-3′
IL-7
    Sense605′-ATG TTC CAT GTT TCT TTT AGG TAT ATC T-3′
    Antisense5′-TGC ATT TCT CAA ATG CCC TAA TCC G-3′
IFN-γ
    Sense575′-GGA CCC ATA TGT AAA AGA AGC AGA-3′
    Antisense5′-TGT CAC TCT CCT CTT TCC AAT TCT-3′
IL-8
    Sense655′-AAG GAA CCA TCT CAC TG-3′
    Antisense5′-GAT TCT TGG ATA CCA CAG AG-3′
MCP-1
    Sense575′-TCC TGT GCC TGC TGC TCA TAG C-3′
    Antisense5′-TTC TGA ACC CAC TTC TGC TTG G-3′
RANTES
    Sense655′-ATG AAG GTC TCC GCG GCA CGC-3′
    Antisense5′-CTA GCT CAT CTC CAA AGA GTT-3′
COX-2
    Forward605′-GCCAGAGTTTCACCGTAAATATGATT 3′
    Reverse5′-GCGAGGGCCAGCTTTCA-3′
    Fluorogenic probe5′-Fam-AAGTCCACCCCATGGCCCAGC-Tamra-3′
β-actin
    Forward605′-TCACCCACACTGTGCCCATCTACGA 3′
    Reverse5′-CAGCGGAACCGCTCATTGCCAATGG-3′
    Fluorogenic probe5′-Fam-ATGCCC-Tamura-CCCCCATGCCATCCTGCGT-3′