Research Article

Artificially Cultivated Ophiocordyceps sinensis Alleviates Diabetic Nephropathy and Its Podocyte Injury via Inhibiting P2X7R Expression and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation

Table 1

Primer sequences for PCR analysis in animal experiments.

TargetPrimer sequence (5–3)Length (bp)

NephrinForward CTGGGGGACAGTGGATTGAC158
Reverse CCACCAACTGCAAAGAGCAC
PodocinForward GCTGTCTGCTACTACCGCAT125
Reverse GTGAGGGATCGATGTGCCAA
WT-1Forward TGCGTCCTATCAGGTTTGCC188
Reverse CCCAGCGAAATGAGCACAAG
DesminForward CTGAGCAAAGGGGTTCCGA185
Reverse GTGTGACATCCGAGAGTGGA
P2X7RForward TAACCACTGAGCCGTCCCTA127
Reverse AGGTCCTCATGCTTGTGCTC
NLRP3Forward TAGCTTCTGCCGAGGTCTCT176
Reverse ATTGATGGGTCAGTCCGCAG
ASCForward ACAGTACCAGGCAGTTCGTG143
Reverse GGTCTGTCACCAAGTAGGGC
Procaspase-1Forward CCGGGGATCCCTCTTCATTG144
Reverse ACCCTTTCAGTGGTTGGCAT
IL-1βForward AGGCTGACAGACCCCAAAAG178
Reverse CTCCACGGGCAAGACATAGG
IL-18Forward ACCGCAGTAATACGGAGCAT110
Reverse GTCTGGGATTCGTTGGCTGT
GAPDHForward TGGGTGTGAACCACGAGAA143
Reverse GGCATGGACTGTGGTCATGA