Research Article

The Pungent and Hot Chinese Herbs Cause Heat Syndrome in Rats by Affecting the Regulatory T Cells

Table 1

Primers for the target genes and β-actin used in RT-PCR.

Target genePrimerLength of Target fragment (bp)

Foxp35′- TGCTGGCAAACGGAGTC -3′ (F)401
5′- GGGTGGCATAGGTGAAA -3′ (R)
TGF-β5′- GTAGCCACCAGCACCCA -3′ (F)356
5′- TCCACTCGCACAAAGCAC -3′ (R)
IL-105′- CTACCATAGCCACAACGC -3′ (F)325
5′- GCAACCCAAGTAACCCTTA -3′ (R)
IL-355′-ATGGCTAGGCTCTGTGCTTTC-3′ (F)344
5′-TGGGCATCCACCTTCTCC-3′ (R)
GAPDH5′- GCCTCACTTCCTACCCTCG -3′ (F)514
5′- TCAGGATACCTCGCTTGCT -3′ (R)