Research Article

Acute Psychological Stress Modulates the Expression of Enzymes Involved in the Kynurenine Pathway throughout Corticolimbic Circuits in Adult Male Rats

Table 1

Primer sequences used for control and kynurenine pathway enzymes.

NameForward 5′-3′Reverse 5′-3′

Control primers
Rplp2 [16]CGC TAC GTT GCC TCT TAT CTGCC CAC GCT GTC TAG TAT TT
B2m [16]CAG TTC CAC CCA CCT CAA ATA GGTG TGA GCC AGG ATG TAG AAA G

Kynurenine pathway enzyme primers
TdoGAA CTT CCT CTC CTC CTT AGAGGC CAT TCA CAC ACT CAT TA
Ido1AGG AAC AGA TGG CAG AGTCAG TCG TCG TTC ACC TTT AC
Kat1CAG ACA TCT CAG ACT TCA AGA GCCA CCA AGC CCA TGT TT
KmoTCC ACT TTC ATC CCT CTC TATGAG TCC TCT GTT TAT CAC CTT T
KynuCAG ACT GCT TAC TGC CAT ACCCC AGT GTG TGA GAT TTA CTT
HaaoTGA TTG AGA GAA GGC GAA TGCCT TAC AGT GGA ACC ATT TCT