Research Article

Aqueous Extract of Leaves and Flowers of Acmella caulirhiza Reduces the Proliferation of Cancer Cells by Underexpressing Some Genes and Activating Caspase-3

Table 2

Primers of the genes used (Sigma-Aldrich DNA oligos template).

NameCodeScaleForward sequence (5′ ⟶ 3′)Reverse sequence (5′ ⟶ 3′)

TNF-αSTD0.025GGT​GCC​TAT​GTC​TCA​GCC​TCT​TGCC​ATA​GAA​CTG​ATG​AGA​GGG​AG
TGFb1STD0.025TGA​TAC​GCC​TGA​GTG​GCT​GTC​TCAC​AAG​AGC​AGT​GAG​CGC​TGA​A
IL-6STD0.025TAC​CAC​TTC​ACA​AGT​CGG​AGG​CCTG​CAA​GTG​CAT​CAT​CGT​TGT​TC
IL-1βSTD0.025CTT​GGG​CCT​CAA​AGG​AAA​GAAAAG​ACA​AAC​CGT​TTT​TCC​ATC​TTC
IL-10STD0.025CGG​GAA​GAC​AAT​AAC​TGC​ACC​CCGG​TTA​GCA​GTA​TGT​TGT​CCA​GC
Bcl-2STD0.025ATG​CCT​TTG​TGG​AAC​TAT​ATG​GCGGT​ATG​CAC​CCA​GAG​TGA​TGC
Bcl-6STD0.025CCT​GAG​GGA​AGG​CAA​TAT​CAGTT​TAA​GTG​CAG​GGG​CCA​TT
HPRT-1STD0.025GCA​GAC​TTT​GCT​TTC​CTT​GGCGA​GAG​GTC​CTT​TTC​ACC​AG
GAPDHSTD0.025GCA​AGA​GAG​AGG​CCC​TCA​GTGT​GAG​GGA​GAT​GCT​CAG​TG
IGF-1STD0.025GTG​TGG​ACC​GAG​GGG​CTT​TTA​CTGCT​TCA​GTG​GGG​CAC​AGT​ACA​TC
E2F1STD0.025GAT​GGT​GGG​GCT​GAT​ATT​TGCAG​CGA​GGT​ACT​GAT​GGT​CA
E2F2STD0.025ACA​ACA​TCC​AGT​GGG​TAG​GCGGG​AGC​AAC​TCT​GAA​TGA​GC
VEGFSTD0.025CAC​AGC​AGA​TGT​GAA​TGC​AGTTT​ACA​CGT​CTG​CGG​ATC​TT
β-ActinSTD0.025ACG​ACG​TGG​CAG​CTC​TCG​TTG​TGGGGT​GCT​TCG​GTC​AGC​AGC​ACG​GA
PDGFSTD0.025TAG​CGC​GGA​ACC​TCA​GAG​AGATGG​GAG​GTC​CCC​ATA​GCT​CC

E2F: transcription factors of the E2F family; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; HPRT-1: hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase-1 enzyme; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1; Bcl: B cell lymphoma; IL: interleukin; PDGF: platelet-derived growth factor; TGFβ: transforming growth factor β; TNF-α: tumour necrosis factor-α; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor.