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Table 2 Primers used for RT-PCR a

From: Chronic stress enhances microglia activation and exacerbates death of nigral dopaminergic neurons under conditions of inflammation

Target mRNA

Forward (F) and reverse (R) primers

Reference

TNF-α

F: 5′-TACTGAACTTCGGGGTGATTGGTCC-3′

[53]

 

R: 5′-CAGCCTTGTCCCTTGAAGAGAACC-3′

 

IL-6

F: 5′-AAAATCTGCTCTGGTCTTCTGG-3′

[54]

 

R: 5′-GGTTTGCCGAGTAGACCTCA-3′

 

β-actin

F: 5′-TGTGATGGTGGGAATGGGTCAG-3′

[55]

 

R: 5′-TTTGATGTCACGCACGATTTCC-3′

 

IL-1β

F: 5′-CAGGATGAGGACATGAGCACC-3′

[55]

 

R: 5′-CTCTGCAGACTCAAACTCCAC-3′

 

iNOS

F: 5′-CCTCCTCCACCCTACCAAGT-3′

[56]

 

R: 5′-CACCCAAAGTGCTTCAGTCA-3′

 

CD200

F: 5′-TGTTCCGCTGATTGTTGGC-3′

[57]

 

R: 5′- ATGGACACATTACGGTTGCC-3′

 

CX3CR1

F: 5′-GGC CTT GTC TGA TCT GCT GTT TG-3′

[58]

 

R: 5′- AAT GCT GAT GAC GGT GAT GAA GAA-3′

 

MCP-1

F: 5′-AGCATCCACGTGCTGTCTC-3′

Universal ProbeLibraryb

 

R: 5′-GATCATCTTGCCAGTGAATGAG-3′

 
  1. a CX3CR1, chemokine (C-X3-C motif) receptor 1; IL-6, Interleukin 6; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; TNF, Tumour necrosis factor. bRoche Applied Science (Indianapolis, IN, USA).