Research Article

Targeting Endothelial Adhesion Molecule Transcription for Treatment of Inflammatory Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Table 1

Primer pairs and product sizes for gene transcripts studied in human retinal endothelial cells. References are provided for primer sequences sourced from the literature. For primer pairs designed in-house, products were confirmed by sequencing.

Gene transcriptPrimer pairProduct size (bp)

NF-κB1 [19]Forward: 5′-CCCAGTGAAGACCACCTCTC-3′132
Reverse: 5′-CTGAGTTTGCGGAAGGATGT-3′

ICAM-1 [20]Forward: 5′-TAAGCCAAGAGGAAGGAGCA-3′282
Reverse: 5′-CATATCATCAAGGGTTGGGG-3′

ICAM-1Forward: 5′-GGCCTCAGTCAGTGTGA-3′218
Reverse: 5′-AACCCCATTCAGCGTCA-3′

18S rRNAForward: 5′-GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT-3′151
Reverse: 5′-CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG-3′

Cyclophilin AForward: 5′-GACCTCTGGAGAGAAAGGATTT-3′355
Reverse: 5′-GGTGATCTTCTTGCTGGTCTT-3′

NF-κB1 = nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B-cells 1; ICAM-1 = intercellular adhesion molecule 1; 18S rRNA = 18S ribosomal RNA.