Research Article

Effects of Central Injection of Anti-LPS Antibody and Blockade of TLR4 on GnRH/LH Secretion during Immunological Stress in Anestrous Ewes

Table 1

Specific primers used in real-time PCR for determining the expression of housekeeping genes and genes of interests.

Gene bank acc. numberGeneAmplicon size [bp]Forward/reverseSequence 5′→ 3′

NM_001034034GAPDH
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
134Forward AGAAGGCTGGGGCTCACT
Reverse GGCATTGCTGACAATCTTGA

U39357ACTB
beta actin
168Forward CTTCCTTCCTGGGCATGG
Reverse GGGCAGTGATCTCTTTCTGC

NM_001076910PPIC
cyclophilin C
131Forward ACGGCCAAGGTCTTCTTTG
Reverse TATCCTTTCTCTCCCGTTGC

U02517GnRH
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
123Forward GCCCTGGAGGAAAGAGAAAT
Reverse GAGGAGAATGGGACTGGTGA

X52488LH-β
luteinizing hormone beta-subunit
184Forward AGATGCTCCAGGGACTGCT
Reverse TGCTTCATGCTGAGGCAGTA

NM_001009397GnRH-R
gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor
150Forward TCTTTGCTGGACCACAGTTAT
Reverse GGCAGCTGAAGGTGAAAAAG

AY957615TLR4
Toll-like receptor 4
117 Forward GGTTCCCAGAACTGCAAGTG
Reverse GGATAGGGTTTCCCGTCAGT