Zisheng Shenqi Decoction Ameliorates Monosodium Urate-Mediated Gouty Arthritis in Rats via Promotion of Autophagy through the AMPK/mTOR Signaling Pathway

Table 1

Primer sequences used for qRT-PCR.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
β-Actin	5′-GGAGATTACTGCCCTGGCTCCTAGC-3′	5′-GGCCGGACTCATCGTACTCCTGCTT-3′
TNF-α	5′-GCCACCACGCTCTTCTGTC-3′	5′-GCTACGGGCTTGTCACTCG-3′
IL-1β	5′-GGGATGATGACGACCTGC-3′	5′-ACTTGTTGGCTTATGTTCTG-3′
IL-6	5′-AACTCCATCTGCCCTTCA-3′	5′-CTGTTGTGGGTGGTATCCTC-3′
IL-18	5′-GCAGTAATACGGAGCATAAA-3′	5′-ATCCTTCACAGATAGGGTCA-3′
Nrf2	5′-TCTGACTCCGGCATTTCACT-3′	5′-TGTTGGCTGTGCTTTAGGTC-3

TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-1β: interleukin-1β; IL-6: interleukin-6; IL-8: interleukin-8; Nrf2: nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2.