Research Article

Effects of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Neurogenesis and Cognitive Behavior in an Experimental Model of Hippocampal Injury

Table 1

Sequence of specific primers used for quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR.

Gene namePrimer sequence

COX-2Forward5-GCTGTACAAGCAGTGGCAAA-3
Reverse5-CCCCAAAGATAGCATCTGGA-3
PGE2Forward5-ATCACCTTCGCCATATGCTC-3
Reverse5-GGTGGCCTAAGTATGGCAAA-3
Caspase-3Forward5-TCTACAGCACCTGGTTACTATTCC-3
Reverse5-TTCCGTTGCCACCTTCCTG-3
MOGForward5-CAAGAAGAGGCAGCAATGGAG-3
Reverse5-CAGGAGGATCGTAGGCACAAG-3
BaxForward5-GCAGCGGCAGTGATGGAC-3
Reverse5-TCCTGGATGAAACCCTGTAGC-3
Bcl-2Forward5-CCCTTGGCGTGTCTCTCTG-3
Reverse5-TCCTGTGATTCTCCCTTCTTCTC-3
NG2Forward5-CGTCTCTGGAAGAACAAAGGTC-3
Reverse5-AGAGTACATCATGCCGACTGC-3
β-ActinForward5-GCA TCG TCA CCA ACT GGG AC-3
Reverse5-ACC TGG CCG TCA GGC AGC TC-3

COX-2: cyclooxygenase 2, PEG2: prostaglandin E2, Caspase-3: cysteine-aspartic protease-3, MOG: myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, Bax: Bcl-2-associated X protein, Bcl-2: B cell lymphoma 2, NG2: neural/glial antigen 2, β-actin: beta-actin.