Expression of pro-inflammatory mediators is inhibited by an avocado/soybean unsaponifiables and epigallocatechin gallate combination

Table 1 Primer sequences for real-time PCR

Gene	Primer sequences: forward/reverse (5′ to 3′)	Reference
COX-2 f	ATACCAAAACCGCATTGCCG	[18]
COX-2 r	TCTAACTCCGCAGCCATTTC	[18]
GAPDH f	GTTTGTGATGGGCGTGAACC	[18]
GAPDH r	TTGGCAGCACCAGTAGAAGC	[18]
IL-1β f	TGTACCTGTCTTGTCCCATGAAAG	[19]
IL-1β r	GCTTTTCCATTTTCCTCTTTGGGTAA	[19]
IL-6 f	GAAAAAGACGGATGCTTCCAATCTG	[19]
IL-6 r	TCCGAAAGACCAGTGGTGATTTT	[19]
IL-8 f	GCCACACTGCGAAAACTCA	[19]
IL-8 r	GCACAATAATCTGCACCCACTTTG	[19]
TNF-α f	AAAGGACATCATGAGCACTGAAAG	[20]
TNF-α r	GGGCCCCCTGCCTTCT

ISSN: 1476-9255