Table 1 Primer sets for real-time PCR amplification of proinflammatory cytokines.

From: Influence of extracellular zinc on M1 microglial activation

Accession number

Primer sequences

Annealing temperature

IL-1β

NM_008361

Forward 5′-CTCTTGTTGATGTGCTGCTG-3′

60 °C

Reverse 5′-GACCTGTTCTTTGAAGTTGACG-3′

iNOS

NM_ 010927

Forward 5′-CACTTCTGCTCCAAATCCAA-3′

60 °C

Reverse 5′-GACTGAGCTGTTAGAGACACTT-3′

IL-6

NM_031168

Forward 5′-TCCTTAGCCACTCCTTCTGT-3′

60 °C

Reverse 5′-AGCCAGAGTCCTTCAGAGA-3′

TNFα

NM_013693

Forward 5′-TCTTTGAGATCCATGCCGTTG-3′

60 °C

Reverse 5′-AGACCCTCACACTCAGATCA-3′

β-actin

NM_007393

Forward 5′-GACTCATCGTACTCCTGCTTG-3′

60 °C

Reverse 5′-GATTACTGCTCTGGCTCCTAG-3′

  1. IL-1β: interleukin 1 beta; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; IL-6: interleukin 6; TNFα: tumour necrosis factor alpha; β-actin: beta actin.