Research Article
Relationship of MMP-14 and TIMP-3 Expression with Macrophage Activation and Human Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability
Table 2
Primers for quantitative RT-PCR.
| Primer | | Sequence | Annealing temp. (°C) | Fragment size (bp) |
| MMP-14 | Forward | GGAGACAAGCATTGGGTGTT | 60 | 343 | Reverse | GGTAGCCCGGTTCTACCTTC | TIMP-3 | Forward | CTTCCGAGAGTCTCTGTGGCCTTA | 60 | 230 | Reverse | CTCGTTCTTGGAAGTCACAAAGCA | COX-2 | Forward | GCCATGGGGTGGACTTAAATCATA | 60 | 168 | Reverse | CAGGGACTTGAGGAGGGTAGATCA | CD206 | Forward | CGGTGACCTCACAAGTATCCACAC | 58 | 216 | Reverse | TTCATCACCACACAATCCTCCTGT | IkB | Forward | CTACTGGACGACCGCCACGACAGC | 60 | 58 | Reverse | CGAGGCGGATCTCCTGCAGCTCCTTG | 36B4 | Forward | GCCAGCGAAGCCACGCTGCTGAAC | 60 | 76 | Reverse | CGAACACCTGCTGGATGACCAGCCC |
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