Research Article

Gene Expression Profiling of the Sciatic Nerve in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats with Peripheral Neuropathy

Table 1

Primers used in qRT-PCR validation.

GenePrimer sequencesProducts’ length (°C)

Mmp9F: 5-ACCCTGCGTATTTCCATTCATC-316960
R: 3-CGAGTTGCCCCCAGTTACAGT-560

Mapk12F: 5-CTTGAGGAATGGAAGCGTGTT-327460
R: 3-TAGTGCTTGGGAGGTAGAGG-560

AgtF: 5-GGTTCTCAACAGCATCCTCCTT-314560
R: 3-ACCTGAGTCCCGCTCGTAGA-560

AdipoqF: 5-TGTTCCTCTTAATCCTGCCCAG-323960
R: 3-TCCTGTCATTCCAGCATCTCCT-560

GapdhF: 5-TTCCTACCCCCAATGTATCCG-328160
R: 3-CATGAGGTCCACCACCCTGTT-560

Four genes including 2 upregulated genes (Mmp9 and Mapk12) and 2 downregulated genes (Agt and Adipoq) were selected for qRT-PCR validation. Gapdh was used as the endogenous reference gene.