Research Article

Central Interleukin-1β Suppresses the Nocturnal Secretion of Melatonin

Table 1

All genes analysed by Real-Time PCR are listed with their full names and abbreviations.

GenBank acc. numberGeneAmplicon size (bp)Forward/reverseSequence 
Reference

NM_001034034 GAPDH  
glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
134ForwardAGAAGGCTGGGGCTCACT Herman et al. [65]
ReverseGGCATTGCTGACAATCTTGA

U39357 ACTB  
beta actin
168ForwardCTTCCTTCCTGGGCATGG Herman et al. [65]
ReverseGGGCAGTGATCTCTTTCTGC

BC108088.1 HDAC1 
histone deacetylase 1
115ForwardCTGGGGACCTACGGGATATT Herman et al. [65]
ReverseGACATGACCGGCTTGAAAAT

XM_004016118 TPH1 
tryptophan hydroxylase 1
128ForwardCGTCCTGTGGCTGGTTACTTOriginally designed
ReverseTGGCAGGTATCTGGTTCTGG

NM_173907.2 DDC 
dopa decarboxylase
150ForwardTTCTTGCTTCGTGGTGGCTAOriginally designed
ReverseCGGAACTCAGGGCAGATGAA

NM_001009461 AANAT 
aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase
154ForwardCGAGAGGCCTTCATCTCTGT Herman et al. [15]
ReverseGTCTCTCCTCATCCCACAGG

KC290950 HIOMT 
hydroxyindole O-methyltransferase
167ForwardAGCTTCCATGAAGGGGATTT Herman et al. [15]
ReverseAGGAGGCTCTCGATGACCAG

X54796.1 IL1B 
interleukin 1 beta
137ForwardCAGCCGTGCAGTCAGTAAAA Herman et al. [65]
ReverseGAAGCTCATGCAGAACACCA

NM_001206735.1 IL1R1 
interleukin 1 receptor, type I
124ForwardGGGAAGGGTCCACCTGTAAC Herman et al. [65]
ReverseACAATGCTTTCCCCAACGTA

NM_001046210.1 IL1R2 
interleukin 1 receptor, type II
161ForwardCGCCAGGCATACTCAGAAAOriginally designed
ReverseGAGAACGTGGCAGCTTCTTT

NM_001308595.1 IL1RN 
interleukin 1 receptor antagonist
145ForwardAGGATCTGGGATGTCAACCAOriginally designed
ReverseCATGGATCCCCAGGAACATA

NM_001009392.1IL6
interleukin 6
165ForwardGTTCAATCAGGCGATTTGCT Herman et al. [65]
ReverseCCTGCGATCTTTTCCTTCAG

NM_001110785IL6R
interleukin 6 receptor
149ForwardTCAGCGACTCCGGAAACTAT Herman et al. [65]
ReverseCCGAGGACTCCACTCACAAT

XM_004016974IL6ST
glycoprotein 130
139ForwardGGCTTGCCTCCTGAAAAACCOriginally designed
ReverseACTTCTCTGTTGCCCACTCAG

NM_001024860TNF
tumor necrosis factor
153ForwardCAAATAACAAGCCGGTAGCC Herman et al. [65]
ReverseAGATGAGGTAAAGCCCGTCA

NM_174674TNFRSF1A
tumor necrosis factor receptor, type 1
137ForwardAGGTGCCGGGATGAAATGTT Herman et al. [65]
ReverseCAGAGGCTGCAGTTCAGACA

NM_001040490TNFRSF1B
tumor necrosis factor receptor, type 2
122ForwardACCTTCTTCCTCCTCCCAAA Herman et al. [65]
ReverseAGAAGCAGACCCAATGCTGT