Research Article

IL-33/ST2 Pathway and Classical Cytokines in End-Stage Heart Failure Patients Submitted to Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Paradoxic Role for Inflammatory Mediators?

Table 1

Analytical details of gene primers for real-time PCR analysis.

SequenceGenBank, accession numberLength (bp)Temp (°C)Efficiency (%)

ST2ForwardCTCCAAGTTCATCCCCTCTNM_000877.211060103.10.991
ReverseGATCCAAAACCCCATTCTGTT
IL-33ForwardGGAGTGCTTTGCCTTTGGTANM_03343914060100.20.991
ReverseTCATTTGAGGGGTGTTGAGA
IL-8ForwardCCAAGCTGGCCGTGGCTTCTCNM_00058418564.5100.60.997
ReverseTGTGTTGGCGCAGTGTGGTCC
IL-6ForwardAGCGCCTTCGGTCCAGTTGCNM_00060012164.51000.999
ReverseGTGGCTGTCTGTGTGGGGCG
TNF- ForwardTCCTCAGCCTCTTCTCCTTCNM_000594.227958119.80.997
ReverseCCAGCTGGTTATCTCTCA
RPL13aForwardCGCCCTACGACAAGAAAAAGNM_01242320660104.60.999
ReverseCCGTAGCCTCATGAGCTGTT
PPIAForwardCTTGGGCCGCGTCTCCTTCGNM_02113028560103.40.998
ReverseTTGGGAACCGTTTGTGTTTGGGGC
YWHAZForwardATGCAACCAACACATCCTATCNM_001135721786095.30.997
ReverseGCATTATTAGCGTGCTGTCTT