Pu-erh Tea Ameliorates Atherosclerosis Associated with Promoting Macrophage Apoptosis by Reducing NF-κB Activation in ApoE Knockout Mice

Table 1

The primer sequences of target genes.

Gene	Forward primer 5–3	Reverse primer 5–3
GAPDH	TCAACGGCACAGTCAAGG	ACTCCACGACATACTCAGC
IL-6	AGCCAGAGTCCTTCAGAGAGATAC	GCTAAGGACCAAGACCATCCAATT
TNF-α	GCTCTTCTGTCTACTGAACTTCGG	CCAGACCCTCACACTCAGATCAT
IL-12	ATGGCCATGTGGGAGCTGGAGAAAG	GTGGAGCAGCAGATGTGAGTGGCT
IL-8	CATAGCCATGTGGTTACTATCA	AGTAGCATGATCTTGAGAAGT
IL-18	CTCCCCACCTAACTTTGATG	CCAGGAACAATGGCTGCCAT
ICAM	GGAGACGCAGAGGACCTTAACAG	CGACGCCGCTCAGAAGAACC
VCAM	AATGCCATCCTCACCTTAATTGC	ATTCCACTTCTGCTTTGTCTCTCC
p65	GGATGGCTACTATGAGGCTGACC	GTCTGGATTCGCTGGCTAATGG
IκB-β	CTGTGCCCGTGCCCTGCTTC	TCTGGGTTGGGTTGGGAATCC
MMP9	CCTGTGTGTTCCCGTTCATCTTTG	ATCCTGGTCATAGTTGGCTGTGG
ABCA1	CGCTTCGTCTCTCCGCTCTC	CCGCCTCACATCCTCATCCTC
ABCG1	TGTGCTGTTCGCTGCTCTGG	GGTAGGCTGGGATGGTGTCAAAG
CD36	GCGACATGATTAATGGCACAGAC	CCGAACACAGCGTAGATAGACC