Clinical Study

Upregulated Expression of Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase in Primary Breast Cancer Correlates with Increase of Infiltrated Regulatory T Cells In Situ and Lymph Node Metastasis

Table 1

Primers for real-time quantitative RT-PCR.

Gene namePrimer sequencesProduct size

IDOUP: 5′-CATCTGCAAATCGTGACTAAG-3′188 bp
DP: 5′-CAGTCGACACATTAACCTTCCTTC-3′

Foxp3UP: 5′-CCCACTTACAGGCACTCCTC-3′486 bp
DP: 5′-CTTCTCCTTCTCCAGCACCA-3′

β-actinUP: 5′-TGGCACCCAGCACAATGAA-3′186 bp
DP: 5′-CTAAGTCATAGTCCGC CTAGAAGCA-3′

Note: UP: upstream primer; DP: downstream primer.