Table 1

Sequences of primers of rat cytokines and β actin

mRNASense primerAntisense primerPCR product size
5′3′5′3′
β actinTTGTAACCAACTGGGACGATATGGGATCTTGATCTTCATGGTGCTAGG759
IL-2CAAAGGAAACACAGCAGCACCTGGTCCTCAGAAATTCCACCACAGTTG342
IL-4TGATGGGTCTCAGCCCCCACCTTGCCTTTCAGTGTTGTGAGCGTGGACTC378
IL-10TCAGCACTGCTATGTTGCCTGCTCGAGTGTCACGTAGGCTTCTATGC512
IFN-γATCTGGAGGAACTGGCAAAAGGACGCCTTAGGCTAGATTCTGGTGACAGC288