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Table 1 Taqman primer and probe sequences for real-time PCR

From: Berberine derivatives reduce atherosclerotic plaque size and vulnerability in apoE−/− mice

Gene

Forward primer

Reverse primer

Probe

CD68

CCGAATCCTATACCCAATTC

CTTGGTTTTGTTGGGATTCA

TGGAAGAAAGGTAAAGCT

α-SMA

CCTCCAGAACGCAAGTACTC

CTTCGTCGTATTCCTGTTTG

CTGGATCGGTGGCTC

EMMPRIN

CAGAAAACCCACCTGGAAGA

ATAAACCCCTAAGGAATGGA

CAGCCCCTGTTTCT

MMP9

TCAAGGATTGCTCAGAGATT

GCAACCACAGTGAGTGAGTT

CCCAGACTCCTCTCT

NFkB p65

GGCAGTATTCCTGGCGAGAGA

CCAGGGAGATTCGAACTGTT

ATGGCTACACAGGACC

ICAM-1

CCTTAGCAGCTGAACAATCG

TAAGGAGTTGGAACATTTCC

AGGCGGCTCCACC

VCAM-1

GACAAGTCCCCATCGTTGAA

ACCTCGCGACGGCATAATTT

CTGGAATGGTCCCATGAT

  1. α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; EMMPRIN, extracellular matrix metalloproteinases inducer; ICAM-1, intercellular adhesion molecule-1; MMP-9, metalloproteinase-9; NFκB, nuclear factor-κB; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1.