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Table 1 Primer sequences

From: Induction of cervical disc degeneration and discogenic pain by low concentration Propionibacterium acnes infection: an in vivo animal study

Rat gene

Primer sequences (5′–3′)

Aggrecan

Forward

GCAGCACAGACACTTCAGGA

Reverse

CCCACTTTCTACAGGCAAGC

Col2a1

Forward

GGCCAGGATGCCCGAAAATTA

Reverse

ACCCCTCTCTCCCTTGTCAC

ADAMTS-5

Forward

AGTACAGTTTGCCTACCGCC

Reverse

GATTTGCCGTTAGGTGGGCA

MMP-3

Forward

TTTGGCCGTCTCTTCCATCC

Reverse

GCATCGATCTTCTGGACGGT

TNF-α

Forward

CATCCGTTCTCTACCCAGCC

Reverse

AATTCTGAGCCCGGAGTTGG

IL-1β

Forward

AGGCTGACAGACCCCAAAAG

Reverse

CTCCACGGGCAAGACATAGG

CGRP

Forward

CAGTGAAGAAGAAGCTCGCCTA

Reverse

CAGTGTTGCAGGATCTCTTCTG

β-Actin

Forward

CTATGAGGGTTACGCGCTCC

Reverse

ATGTCACGCACGATTTCCCT

P. acnes 16S rDNA

Forward

GGGTTGTAAACCGCTTTCGCCT

Reverse

GGCACACCCATCTCTGAGCAC

S. aureus 16S rDNA

Forward

AGAGTTTGATYMTGGCTCAG

Reverse

ACGGYTACCTTGTTACGACCT