Table 2.: Primers for Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qPCR)

Gene Name Gene Symbol Primer Sequences 5`-3`* Primer Location Sequence Accession Number
Peptidylprolyl isomerase A (cyclophilin A) PPIA F    ATA CGG GTC CTG GCA TCT TG Exon 4 NM_214353
R    AAC TGG GAA CCG TTT GTG TTG Exon 4
Matrix metallopeptidase 9 (gelatinase B,
92kDa gelatinase, 92kDa type IV collagenase)
MMP9 F   GGC AGC TGG CAG AGG AAT ATC Intron-exon 1-2 DQ132879
R    CTG CTG GAG AAG CTT TAG AGC C Exon 2
Gelatinase A MMP2 F    CCC GAC GTG GCC AAT TAC Exon 2 AF295805
R    ATC CTG TAG GTG ATC TGG GTC TTG Intron-exon 2-3
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF superfamily,
member 2)
TNF F    TCC ACC AAC GTT TTC CTC ACT Exon 4 NM_214022
R    GGA GGT TGA CCT TGG TCT GGT A Exon 4
Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 ICAM-1 F    CCT TGA AGC TCC AAA CTT ATG TCC Intron-exon 3-4 AF156712
R   GAA ACG GGT GTG CCC ACT T Exon 4

* F= Forward primer, R= Reverse primer.