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Table 1 Primer pairs used for quantitative PCR analysis

From: Correlation between the fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscles and disc degeneration and the underlying mechanism

Gene name

Forward primer

Reverse primer

TNF

5′AAGGACACCATGAGCACTGAAAGC3′

5′AGGAAGGAGAAGAGGCTGAGGAAC3′

IL1-β

5′GCCAGTGAAATGATGGCTTATT3′

5′AGGAGCACTTCATCTGTTTAGG3′

IL-6

5′CACTGGTCTTTTGGAGTTTGAG3′

5′GGACTTTTGTACTCATCTGCAC3′

IL-8

5′AACTGAGAGTGATTGAGAGTGG3′

5′ATGAATTCTCAGCCCTCTTCAA3′

NOS2

5′ AGGGACAAGCCTACCCCTC 3′

5′ CTCATCTCCCGTCAGTTGGT3′

TGF-β

5′CTGTACATTGACTTCCGCAAG 3′

5′ TGTCCAGGCTCCAAATGTAG3′

GAPDH

5′CTTAGCACCCCTGGCCAAG3′

5′TGGTCATGAGTCCTTCCACG3′

  1. TNF Tumor necrosis factor, IL-1β Interleukin-1β, IL-6 Interleukin-6, IL-8 Interleukin-8, NOS2 Nitric oxide synthase 2, TGF-β Transforming growth factor-β, GAPDH Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase