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Table 2 PCR primer and probe sequences and efficiencies

From: Catabolic cytokine expression in degenerate and herniated human intervertebral discs: IL-1β and TNFα expression profile

Target

Forward primer

Probe

Reverse primer

Efficiency (percent)

18s

PDAR

PDAR

PDAR

99.65

IL-1β

5' CGG CCA CAT TTG GTT CTA AGA 3'

5' ACC CTC TGT CAT TCG CTC CCA CA 3'

5' AGG GAA GCG GTT GCT CAT C 3'

90.5

TNF α

5' TGG TGG TCT TGT TGC TTA AAG TTC 3'

5' TCC CCT GCC CCA ATC CCT TTA TTA CCC G 3'

5' CGA ACA TCC AAC CTT CCC AAA C 3'

90.1

IL-1 RI

5' ATT TCT GGC TTC TAG TCT GGT GTT C 3'

5' ACT TGA TTT CAG GTG AAT AAC GGT CCC C 3'

5' AAC GTG CCA GTG TGG AGT GA 3'

98.5

TNF RI

5' CCT GGC CCC AAA CCC AAG 3'

5' TTC AGT CCC ACT CCA GGC TTC ACC C 3'

5' GTA TAG GTG GAG CTG GAG GTG 3'

93.8

  1. RI, receptor type I; TNF, tumour necrosis factor. PDAR, Pre-developed assay reagents.