Research Article

Modulation of Immune Function in Rats Using Oligosaccharides Extracted from Palm Kernel Cake

Table 2

Primer sequences and annealing temperatures used to examine gene expression.

GeneForward (5′→3′)Reverse (5′→3′)Annealing temperature (°C)

β-ActinACCCACACTGTGCCCATCTACGGAACCGCTCATTGCC57
GAPDHTGCACCACCAACTGCTTAGCGGCATGGACTGTGGTCATGAG60
PMIAGTGTTCCCACTTTCCTGTGCAGCTTTCCGTTAAAGGTGTC57
PMM1ATTGATCCTGAGGTATCAGCCAATTGATCAAGTCCTGTAGGAGAND57
PMM2CTCTGTCTCTTTGACATGGACCCAGATGACCTTGAATATTCTG57
IL-1βCATCTTTGAAGAAGAGCCCGAACTATGTCCCGACCATTGC60
IL-2TCCCCATGATGCTCACGTTTACATTTTCCAGGCACTGAAGATG57
IL-10CCTGCTCTTACTGGCTGGAGGGCAACCCAAGTAACCCTTA60
IFN-γGCCAAGTTCGAGGTGAACAACTAGATTCTGGTGACAGCTGGTGAA57
TNF-αGGATGAACACGCCAGTCGCCCGAGTGACAAGCCCGTAGCC60
MCP-1CACTATGCAGGTCTCTGTCACGCTGGTCACTTCTACAGAAGTGC60
CINC-1GGCAGGGATTCACTTCAAGAGCCATCGGTGCAATCTATCT60
ICAM-1AGGTATCCATCCATCCCACAAGTGTCTCATTGCCACGGAG60
MUC2GCTCAATCTCAGAAGGCGACACCCAGATAACAATGATGCCAGAGC60
TFF3ATGGAGACCAGAGCCTTCTGACAGCCTTGTGCTGACTGTA60
OccludinAAACCCGAAGAAAGATGGACCTCACTTTGCCGTTGGAGGAG60

GAPDH: glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase; PMI: phosphomannose isomerase; PMM: phosphomannomutase; IL: interleukin; IFN: interferon; TNF: tumour necrosis factor; MCP: monocyte chemoattractant protein; CINC: cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant; ICAM: intercellular adhesion molecule; MUC: mucin; TFF: trefoil factor.