Research Article

Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE) Induces VEGF Expression and Production in Rat Odontoblastic Cells

Table 2

Oligonucleotide sequences of primers used for quantitative real-time PCR.

Target genePrimerSequence

VEGFASense5′-AAAAACGAAAGCGCAAGAAA-3′
Antisense5′-TTTCTCCGCTCTGAACAAGG-3′

VEGFR-1Sense5′-TACCTCACCGTGCAAGGAA-3′
Antisense5′-GAGTTAGAAGGAGCCAAAAGAGTG-3′

VEGFR-2Sense5′-CCCCAAATTCCATTATGACAA-3′
Antisense5′-GCTTTTTCGCTTGCTGTTCT-3′

GAPDHSense5′-ACTCCCATTCTTCCACCTTTG-3′
Antisense5′-TGTAGCCATATTCATTGTCATACC-3′

VEGFA, vascular endothelial growth factor A; VEGFR-1, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1; VEGFR-2, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.