Protective Effects of Melatonin on Retinal Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Experimental Diabetic Retinopathy

Table 1

Primer sequences for RT-PCR analyses.

Genes	Primer	Sequence	Product
TNF-α	For	5′-GCCACCACGCTCTTCTGTCTACT-3′	174
	Rev	5′-CGCTTGGTGGTTTGCTACGAC-3′
IL-1β	For	5′-TGGCAACTGTCCCTGAACTCAACTG-3′	251
	Rev	5′-GAAGCTCCACGGGCAAGACATAGGT-3′
iNOS	For	5′-GCAACATCAGGTCGGCCATTACT-3′	171
	Rev	5′-AGCCCAGGTCGATGCACAAC-3′
VEGF	For	5′-GTCCAAGATCCGCAGACGTGT-3′	286
	Rev	5′-ACCCAAAGTGCTCCTCGAAGAGT-3′
β-actin	For	5′-CTGAACCCTAAGGCCAACCGTGAAA-3′	274
	Rev	5′-TGAAGCTGTAGCCACGCTCGGTC-3′