Table 1 Primers and probes used in RT-PCR and real-time PCR assays

From: Sjögren's syndrome autoantibodies provoke changes in gene expression profiles of inflammatory cytokines triggering a pathway involving TACE/NF-κB

Sequences of the probes used in real-time PCR

Target gene

Probe (5′-FAM and 3′-TAMRA labeled)

TACE

5′-CTGTGCAGTAGGACACGCCT-3′

IL-1α

5′-TCCACAGCGATTTATC-3′

IL-1β

5′-GGATTCAATGAGGAGACTTGC-3′

IL-6

5′-CTGCCAAGAGAGCCACGGCCAG-3′

IL-8

5′-TGCCCAAGAAGGCCACAGAACTGAA-3′

IL-9

5′-TGCTGCCTCCAAGAACACAACTGA-3′

IL-10

5′-CTTCCCTGTGAAAACAAGAGCAAGGCC-3′

IL-13

5′-TTGCCCAAGCAGGCCACAGAATTG-3′

IL-17

5′-CCTGGCCAAGGTCATCCATGACAACTT-3′

IL-22

5′-TCAGCCAGTTCCAGCTCCTCATGCA-3′

TNF-α

5′-TAGCCCATGTTGTAGCAAACCCTCAAGC-3′

IL-10RA

5′-CGAGGTGACCTGGGCACCATCC-3′

IL-13RA

5′-TAGCCCATGTTGTAGCAAACCCTCAA-3′

  1. Abbreviations: IL, interleukin; TACE, TNF-α converting enzyme; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.