Table 1

Gene and primer information used in this study.

Gene
GenBank no.
5' primer – top sequence
3' primer – bottom sequence
Intron flanked
Base pairs amplified

COX-2
NM_011198
TGGGGTGATGAGCAACTATT
AAGGAGCTCTGGGTCAAACT
7
132
IL-1β
NM_008361
GACCTTCCAGGATGAGGACA
AGCTCATATGGGTCCGACAG
3
183
IL-6
NM_031168
AGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGA
CAGAATTGCCATTGCACAAC
2
191
TNFα
NM_013693
ACGGCATGGATCTCAAAGAC
GTGGGTGAGGAGCACGTAGT
none
116
β-actin
NM_007393
CCTGAACCCTAAGGCCAACC
CAGCTGTGGTGGTGAAGCTG
3
287
leptin
NM_008493
TGACACCAAAACCCTCATCA
TCATTGGCTATCTGCAGCAC
2
213
F4/80
NM_010130
GCTGTGAGATTGTGGAAGCA
CTGTACCCACATGGCTGATG
15
135
Mac-1
NM_008401
AAGGATTCAGCAAGCCAGAA
TAGCAGGAAAGATGGGATGG
20
136

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