Research Article

A Peptide Analogue of Selectin Ligands Attenuated Atherosclerosis by Inhibiting Monocyte Activation

Table 1

Primer sequences.

SpeciesNameForward primer (5-3)Reverse primer (5-3)

HumanIL-6CAAAGATGTAGCCGCCCCACTTCTGCCAGTGCCTCTTTGC
TNF-αCAGCCTCTTCTCCTTCCTGATGCCAGAGGGCTGATTAGAGA
MCP-1CTTCTGTGCCTGCTGCTCATCAGGTGACTGGGGCATTGAT
GAPDHCCATGGAGAAGGCTGGGGCAAAGTTGTCATGGATGACC

MouseMCP-1TGTGCTGACCCCAAGAAGGAAGTGCTTGAGGTGGTTGTGG
CCR2AGGGCTGTGAGGCTCATCTTGTCTCTGTCACCTGCATGGC
ICAM-1CATGCCGCACAGAACTGGATGGTGTCGAGCTTTGGGATGG
GAPDHTGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTACGAGTTGCTGTTGAAGTCGCA

CCR2: CC chemokine receptors 2; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule-1; IL-6: interleukin-6; MCP-1: monocyte chemotactic protein-1; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor α.