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Table 1 Primers and probes used for real-time polymerase chain reaction

From: Posttraumatic midazolam administration does not influence brain damage after experimental traumatic brain injury

PCR Assay (product length, annealing temperature)

Oligonucleotide Sequence (5′-3′)

Gene Bank Number

Cyclophilin A (PPIA), [212 bp, 58°C]

Forw: 5′-GCGTCTSCTTCGAGCTGTT-3′ Rev: 5′-RAAGTCACCACCCTGGCA-3′ FL: 5′-GCTCTGAGCACTGGRGAGAAAGGA-FL Cy5: Cy5-TTGGCTATAAGGGTTCCTCCTTTCACAG-Phos

NM_008907

TNF-α (Tnfa), [212 bp, 62°C]

Forw: 5′-TCTCATCAGTTCTATGGCCC-3′ Rev: 5′-GGGAGTAGACAAGGTACAAC-3′

NM_ 008361

IL-1β (Il1b), [348 bp, 55°C]

Forw: 5′-59-GTGCTGTCGGACCCATATGAG-3′ Rev: 5′-CAGGAAGACAGGCTTGTGCTC-3′ FL: 5′-TAATGAAAGACGGCACACCCACCC-FL Cy5: Cy5-TTGGCTATAAGGGTTCCTCCTTTCACAG-Phos

NM_008361

IL-6 (Il6), [141 bp, 55°C]

Forw: 5′-GAGGATACCACTCCCAACAGACC-3′ Rev: 5′-AAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTCATACA-3′

NM_031168

iNOS (NOS2), [312 bp, 58°C]

Forw: 5′-TGTGTCAGCCCTCAGAGTAC-3′ Rev: 5′-CACTGACACTYCGCACAA-3′ R640: Red-GCTCCTCCCAGGACCACACCC-Phos FL: 5′-GAAGCCCCGCTACTACTCCATC-FL

NM_010927

  1. PCR Polymerase chain reaction, Forw Sense primer, Rev Antisense primer, Cy5 Cyanine 5, Phos Phosphate, FL Fluorescein