Research Article

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Interacting with Th17 Cells May Be Involved in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Damage in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Table 2

Primers for real-time quantitative RT-PCR.

PrimerSequence (5′ to 3′)

MIFForward: 5′-ACCAGCTCATGGCCTTCG-3′
Reverse: 5′-CTTGCTGTAGGAGCGGTT-3′

IL-17AForward: 5′-TGTCCACCATGTGGCCTAAGAG-3′
Reverse: 5′-GTCCGAAATGAGGCTGTCTTTGA-3′

β-actinForward: 5′-AGTTGCGTTACACCCTTTCTTG-3′
Reverse: 5′-TCACCTTCACCGTTCCAGTTT-3′