TABLE 1

Primers and Taqman probe sequence for the rat genes characterized in this experiment


Genes

Accession No.

Primers/Probes

Primers and Probesa
Forward primer 5′-CCCCCAATGTATCCGTTGTG-3′
GAPDH NM_01008 Reverse primer 5′-TAGCCCAGGATGCCCTTTAGT-3′
Taqman probe 5′-TGCCGCCTGGAGAAACCTGCC-3′
Forward primer 5′-CTGCCTCAGGGATCCGTAAAG-3′
Mac-1 U59801 Reverse primer 5′-CCTCTGCCTCAGGAATGACATC-3′
Taqman probe 5′-CCCGGGACAATGCCGCGAA-3′
Forward primer 5′-GATTGCTCAGACATGGCAGTTTC-3′
TLR4 NM_0191178 Reverse primer 5′-CACTCGAGGTAGGTGTTTCTGCTAA-3′
Taqman probe 5′-TCCTTGCTGAGGCAGCAGGTCGAAT-3′
Forward primer 5′-TGGCCACCAGTAACATGCAA-3′
GFAP NM_017009 Reverse primer 5′-CAGTTGGCGGCGATAGTCAT-3′


Taqman probe
5′-CAGACGTTGCTTCCCGCAACGC-3′
  • a The Taqman probe has a reporter fluorescent dye, FAM (6-carboxyfluorescein) at the 5′ end and fluorescence dye quencher, TAMRA (6-carboxytetramethyl-rhodamine) at the 3′ end.