Research Article

Ghrelin’s Effects on Proinflammatory Cytokine Mediated Apoptosis and Their Impact on β-Cell Functionality

Table 1

Primer sets used in real-time quantitative PCR determinations.

Gene symbolAlias/common namePrimer sequence (5′-nyt-3′)Product size (bp)Annealing temperature (°C)

HSPA4Hsp70, Heat Shock 70 KDa protein 4 (a molecular chaperone involved in ER stress response)F-AGCAAGCGCTCTCGGTTGCAG 133 60
R-AGACAGGACACGGACCCCCG

HSPA5Bip, Heat Shock 70 KDa protein 5 (a molecular chaperone involved in ER stress response)F-TGCTGCTGCCCAACTGGCTG 160 60
R-GAACACGCCGACGCAGGAGT

EIF2AEukaryotic translation initiation factor 2AF-ACGCCGCTCTTGACAGTCCG 152 60
R-TTGCCCCAGGCAAACAAGGTCC

EIF2AK3Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3F-CCCCAACAAGGCCAGCCTGG 168 60
R-GGACAGCCAGCCGTGTTCCC