Table 1 Primer sequences used for qPCR in this study.

From: Biofilm-stimulated epithelium modulates the inflammatory responses in co-cultured immune cells

Multi-species biofilm composition analysis

Reference

Bacterial spp.

Forward primer 5′−3′

Reverse primer 5′−3′

Streptococcus spp.

GATACATAGCCGACCTGAG

TCCATTGCCGAAGATTCC

65

A. naeslundii

GGCTGCGATACCGTGAGG

TCTGCGATTACTAGCGACTCC

65

V. dispar

CCGTGATGGGATGGAAACTGC

CCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCTTC

66

Fusobacterium spp.

GGATTTATTGGGCGTAAAGC

GGCATTCCTACAAATATCTACGAA

67

P. gingivalis

GCGCTCAACGTTCAGCC

CACGAATTCCGCCTGC

68

P. intermedia

CGGTCTGTTAAGCGTGTTGTG

CACCATGAATTCCGCATACG

20

A. actinomycetemcomitans

GAACCTTACCTACTCTTGACATCCGAA

TGCAGCACCTGTCTCAAAGC

69

Quantitative PCR gene expression analysis of epithelial and immune cells

 

Cytokine

Forward primer 5′−3′

Reverse primer 5′−3′

IL1β

TCCCCAGCCCTTTTGTTGA

TTAGAACCAAATGTGGCCGTG

70

TNF

CCCCAGGGACCTCTCTCTAATC

GGTTTGCTACAACATGGGCTACA

71

IL6

CAATCTGGATTCAATGAGGAGAC

CTCTGGCTTGTTCCTCACTACTC

72

IL8

CAGAGACAGCAGAGCACACAA

TTAGCACTCCTTGGCAAAAC

73

IL10

GCTGGAGGACTTTAAGGGTTACCT

CTTGATGTCTGGGTCTTGGTTCT

71

GAPDH

CAAGGCTGAGAACGGGAAG

GGTGGTGAAGACGCCAGT

73