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Table 1 The PCR conditions for IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, COX-2, iNOS, CRH, GAPDH, and 16S rDNA

From: PKR deficiency alters E. coli-induced sickness behaviors but does not exacerbate neuroimmune responses or bacterial load

Gene

Primer sequences

Working primer concentration (μM)

Annealing temperature (°C)

Extension time (s)

Amplicon size (base pair)

IL-1β (118130747)

F: 5′-CCTCCTTGCCTCTGATGG-3′

0.4

60

10

99

R: 5′-AGTGCTGCCTAATGTCCC-3′

TNF-α (518831586)

F: 5′-CCCCAGTCTGTATCCTTCT-3′

0.4

59

30

106

R: 5′-ACTGTCCCAGCATCTTGT-3′

IL-6 (13624310)

F: 5′-GGCAATTCTGATTGTATG-3′

0.4

56

30

208

R: 5′-CTCTGGCTTTGTCTTTCT-3′

COX-2 (118130137)

F: 5′-GATGACTGCCCAACTCCC-3′

0.25

60

10

191

R: 5′-AACCCAGGTCCTCGCTTA-3′

iNOS (146134510)

F: 5′-AAACGCTTCACTTCCAATG-3′

0.4

61

30

296

R: 5′-CAATCCACAACTCGCTCC-3′

CRH (292781723)

F: 5′-GTGCGGGCTCACCTACCAA-3′

0.4

57

10

107

R: 5′-AGGCAGGCAGGACGACAGA-3′

GAPDH (576080554)

F: 5′-ATTCAACGGCACAGTCAA-3′

0.4

56

10

77

R: 5′-CTCGCTCCTGGAAGATGG-3′

16S rDNA (J01859.1)

F: 5′-GCAAGCGGACCTCATAAA-3′

0.25

54

20

100

R: 5′-ATTCACCGTGGCATTCTG-3′

  1. The real-time PCR conditions for IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, COX-2, iNOS, CRH, GAPDH, and 16S rDNA. Accession numbers from the Genebank are shown in brackets.
  2. COX-2 cyclooxygenase-2, CRH corticotrophin-releasing hormone, iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-α, IL interleukin