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Table 1 Primers used in reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) reactions

From: The anti-inflammatory role of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated microglia

Species

Gene

Forward primer (5′ → 3′)

Reverse primer (5′ → 3′)

Size

Mouse

TNF-α

CCTATGTCTCAGCCTCTTCT

CCTGGTATGAGATAGCAAAT

354 bp

iNOS

CAAGAGTTTGACCAGAGGACC

TGGAACCACTCGTACTTGGGA

450 bp

IL-1β

GGCAACTGTTCCTGAACTCAACTG

CCATTGAGGTGGAGAGCTTTCAGC

447 bp

IL-6

CCACTTCACAAGTCGGAGGCTT

CCAGCTTATCTGTTAGGAGA

395 bp

IL-10

GCCAGTACAGCCGGGAAGACAATA

GCCTTGTAGACACCTTGGTCTT

409 bp

MMP-3

ATTCAGTCCCTCTATGGA

CTCCAGTATTTGTCCTCTAC

375 bp

MMP-8

CCAAGGAGTGTCCAAGCCAT

CCTGCAGGAAAACTGCATCG

180 bp

MMP-9

GTGATCCCCACTTACTATGGAAAC

GAAGCCATACAGTTTATCCTGGTC

352 bp

TIMP-2

TCTAATTGCAGGAAAGGCAGA

TGCTCTTCTCTGTGACCCAGT

218 bp

GAPDH

ATGTACGTAGCCATCCAGGC

AGGAAGGAAGGCTGGAAGAG

420 bp

Rat

TIMP-2

CGTAGTGATCAGAGCCAAGC

TCTGCCTTTCCTGCAATTAGA

225 bp

 

GAPDH

GTGCTGAGTATGTCGTGGAGTCT

ACAGTCTTCTGAGTGGCAGTGA

292 bp