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Table 1 Sequences of PCR primers used

From: Effects of the Sri Lankan medicinal plant, Salacia reticulata, in rheumatoid arthritis

Target gene

Sequence

Target gene

Sequence

GAPDH forward

5′-TTGACCTCAACTACATGG-3′

MMP-2 forward

5′-CAGTGACACCACGTGACAAG-3′

GAPDH reverse

5′-CAGGGTGGTGGACCTCAT-3′

MMP-2 reverse

5′-CATTCCAGGAGTCTGCGATG-3′

TNF-α forward

5′-CGCTCTTCTGTCTACTGAAC-3′

MMP-3 forward

5′-CCAGTCTACAAGTCCTCCAC-3′

TNF-α reverse

5′-GTCCCTTGAAGAGAACCTGG-3′

MMP-3 reverse

5′-GCAGCATCCATGTTGGATGG-3′

IL-1β forward

5′-GCTGTCCAGATGAGAGCATC-3′

MMP-9 forward

5′-CTGCCTGCACCACTAAAG-3′

IL-1β reverse

5′-CTGTCCATTGAGGTGGAGAG-3′

MMP-9 reverse

5′-GTACAGGAAGAGTACTGC-3′

IL-6 forward

5′-CAGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTG-3′

c-fos forward

5′-GATACACTCCAAGCGGAGAC-3′

IL-6 reverse

5′-CGTAGTCCAGAAGACCAGAG-3′

c-fos reverse

5′-CCAGTCTGCTGCATAGAAGG-3′

IL-10 forward

5′-CAATAACTGCACCCACTTCC-3′

RANKL forward

5′-GAGCGCAGATGGATCCTAAC-3′

IL-10 reverse

5′-ATTCATGGCCTTGTAGACAC-3′

RANKL reverse

5′-GCAGCATTGATGGTGAGGTG-3′

IFN-γ forward

5′-GATATCTGGAGGAACTGG-3′

Cathepsin K forward

5′-CCAGTGTGGTTCCTGTTGG-3′

IFN-γ reverse

5′-GACTCCTTTTCCGCTTCC-3′

Cathepsin K reverse

5′-TTGCCGTGGCGTTATACAT-3′

  1. GAPDH glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; IL interleukin; IFN interferon; MMP matrix metallo proteinase; PCR polymerase chain reaction; RANKL receptor activator of NF-κB ligand; TNF tumor necrosis factor