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Table I.

Primer sequences, annealing temperatures of primer sets, expected PCR fragment sizes and accession numbers.

Primer name Primer sequence Annealing temperature (°C) PCR product (bp) Accession number
APRIL/TNFSF13 S: TGCTCACCCGTAAACAGAAG 60 172 EST BP170456
AS: TAAACTCCAGCATCCCAGAC
BAFF/TNFSF13B S: GAGAGCAGCTCCATTCAAAG 60 103 NM_001097498
AS: GCATGCCACTGTCTGCAATC
CCL20/MIP3 alpha S: GCTCCTGGCTGCTTTGATGTC 66 146 NM_001024589
AS: CATTGGCGAGCTGCTGTGTG
CCL25/TECK S: GCCTACCACAGCCACATTAAG 64 136 NM_001025214
AS: GCTTCCCGCACACCATCTT
CCL28/MEC S: GCTGCTGCACTGAGGTTTC 62 144 NM_001024695
AS: TGAGGGCTGACACAGATTC
CCR9 A: TACGGCTATGACGCCACACC 69 143 NM_001001624
AS: ACGGCACCCACGATGAACAC
CCR10 A: GCCCGCAGAGCAGGTTTCC 66 136 NM_001044563
AS: CAAAGAGACACTGGGTTGGAA
CCRL1GSP S: CTGCCTGCCTTCTTCACAGTAGCTTTCATC 72 na EST BW955277
AS: CCACCCATGAACTGCATTAACTGCCCAGAAG
CCRL1nGSP A: CCTTCTATTCACTCTGCCCTTCTGG 72 na EST BW955277
SS: CCCGCCCTTGTCTTACATCCAGGAG
CCRL1/CCX-CKR A: ACAGATACTGGGCAGTAACG 61 147 NM_001097430
AS: CACACCTCGCTTTGTGATTG
CD40L A: TACGCCCAAGTCACCTTCTG 62 172 AF248545
AS: AGACTCCGCCCAAGTGAATG
CX3CL1/Fractalkine S: GCAGCTCCTAGTCCATTAC 58 167 EST CK464144
AS: CACCATTCTGACCCAGAAG
CX3CR1 A: ACCTTGCCCTTCTGGACTC 60 182 EST BX919199
AS: ACGGTCCGGTTGTTCATGG
CXCL2/GRO beta S: TGCTGCTCCTGCTTCTAGTG 60 171 NM_001001861
AS: TGGCTATGACTTCCGTTTGG
CXCL10/IP-10 S: CCCACATGTTGAGATCATTGC 60 168 NM_001008691
AS: CATCCTTATCAGTAGTGCCG
FOXP3 A: GGTGCAGTCTCTGGAACAAC 65 148 AY669812
AS: GGTGCCAGTGGCTACAATAC
GATA3 A: CCCGTCCTACTACGGAAAC 60 193 EST BW971285
AS: GTGGTGGATGGACGTCTTG
GM-CSF/CSF-2 S: GAAACCGTAGACGTCGTCTG 62 150 DQ108393
AS: GTGCTGCTCATAGTGCTTGG
HPRT-1 S: GGACTTGAATCATGTTTGTG 60 91 DQ815175
AS: CAGATGTTTCCAAACTCAAC
IL1 beta/LAF S: AGAAGAGCCCATCGTCCTTG 62 139 NM_001005149
AS: GAGAGCCTTCAGCTCATGTG
IL2/TCGF S: GCCATTGCTGCTGGATTTAC 63 159 NM_213861
AS: CCCTCCAGAGCTTTGAGTTC
IL4/BCGF S: CAACCCTGGTCTGCTTACTG 65 173 NM_214123
AS: CTTCTCCGTCGTGTTCTCTG
IL5/EDF S: TGGAGCTGCCTACGTTAGTG 64 105 NM_214205
AS: TCGCCTATCAGCAGAGTTCG
IL6/IFN beta 2 S: ATCAGGAGACCTGCTTGATG 62 177 NM_214399
AS: TGGTGGCTTTGTCTGGATTC
IL8/CXCL-8 S: TCCTGCTTTCTGCAGCTCTC 62 100 NM_213867
AS: GGGTGGAAAGGTGTGGAATG
IL10/B-TCGF S: ACCAGATGGGCGACTTGTTG 65 123 NM_214041
AS: TCTCTGCCTTCGGCATTACG
IL12 p35 S: GGCCTGCTTACCACTTGAAC 64 180 NM_213993
AS: GCATTCATGGCCTGGAACTC
IL12 p40 S: CTGAAGAAGACGGCATCACG 62 148 NM_214013
AS: AGGAGTGACTGGCTCAGAAC
IL13 A: TGGCGCTCTGGTTGACTCTG 67 159 NM_213803
AS: CCATGCTGCCGTTGCATAGG
IL15/IL-T S: CTGAGGATGGCATTCATGTC 60 164 NM_214390
AS: GGGATGAGCATCACTTTCAG
IL17a/CTLA8 A: CCAGACGGCCCTCAGATTAC 66 103 AB102693
AS: CACTTGGCCTCCCAGATCAC
IL18/IGIF S: ACATCAAGCCGTGTTTGAGG 60 129 EU118362
AS: CACTGCACAGAGATGGTTAC
IL21 S: GGCACAGTGGCCCATAAATC 62 124 NM_214415
AS: GCAGCAATTCAGGGTCCAAG
IL22/IL-TIF S: AAGCAGGTCCTGAACTTCAC 60 133 AY937228
AS: CACCCTTAATACGGCATTGG
IL23 p19 S: CTCCTTCTCCGCCTCAAGATCC 70 82 PEDE Blast
AS: TTGCTGCTCCATGGGCGAAGAC 20050322S038657
IL27 p28 S: GCCCGCCACTTTGCTGAATC 64 152 EST BP439244
AS: GGGCGAAGTGTCATGGAGAG
IL33 S: AGCTTCGCTCTGGCCTTATC 63 126 EST BX924734
AS: GCTGACAGGCAGCAAGTACC
IFN gamma A: GCTCTGGGAAACTGAATGAC 60 167 NM_213948
AS: TCTCTGGCCTTGGAACATAG
iNOS S: GAGAGGCAGAGGCTTGAGAC 62 178 EST BI344008
AS: TGGAGGAGCTGATGGAGTAG
LTA/ TNF beta A: CTCCTCAGCGCTCAGAAGTC 64 172 NM_214453
AS: GAGCGAAGGCTCCAAAGAAG
MAdCAM-1 A: AGCCTGGGCTCCGTAAAGTC 68 155 NM_001037998
AS: TGGTCAGGGAAGGCGAACAC
NK-lysin S: ATGCGACGGAGAGCAGTTC 60 156 X85431
AS: GTGTCCTCGTTGGGTTGTG
NOD2 A: GAGCGCATCCTCTTAACTTTC 63 66 NM_001105295
AS: ACGCTCGTGATCCGTGAAC
PBD-1 S: ACCGCCTCCTCCTTGTATTC 62 150 NM_213838
AS: CACAGGTGCCGATCTGTTTC
PBD-2 S: TTGCTGCTGCTGACTGTCTG 62 180 NM_214442
AS: CTTGGCCTTGCCACTGTAAC
PMAP-37/cathelicidin S: GCAGTCCTCGGAAGCTAATC 62 166 L39641
AS: CCCGTTCTCCTTGAAGTCAC
PR-39/cathelicidin S: TAATCTCTACCGCCTCCTGG 62 151 NM_214450
AS: CCCGTTCTCCTTGAAGTCAC
RPL-19 S: AACTCCCGTCAGCAGATCC 60 147 AF435591
AS: AGTACCCTTCCGCTTACCG
RORC/ROR gamma A: TTCAGTACGTGGTGGAGTTC 60 141 EST BP164723
AS: TGTGGTTGTCAGCGTTGTAG
Secretory S: ACTGGTGTCGCTGGGAAGAG 64 131 EST CJ025705
component AS: GACCGTGAAGGTGCCATTGC
SipA S: CCAACGCAATGGCGAGTCAC 68 96 NC_003197.1
AS: GCCGTCTCCGTTTGATGCGT
SMAD2 A: TGAGTGCCTAAGTGACAGTG 60 143 EST DB812041
AS: CCAGAAGAGCAGCAAATTCC
SMAD3 A: CGCAGAACGTCAACACCAAG 62 139 EST BX926114
AS: AGCTCATGGTGGCTGTGAAG
STAT3 A: TGCAGCAGAAAGTGAGCTAC 60 166 NM_001044580
AS: CCGGTCTTGATGACTAATGG
STAT4 A: ACCATTCGCTGACATCCTTC 60 126 AB20984
AS: TGGGAGCTGTAGTGTTTACC
STAT5 A: CAGCCATCTGGAGGACTAC 60 109 EST CJ011824
AS: CATCACGCCATCAAACCAC
STAT6 A: TCCCAGCTACGATCAAGATG 60 171 EST CN155407
AS: AGTGAGAGTGTGGTGGATAC
T-Bet A: TCAATCCTACTGCCCACTAC 60 151 EST CJ014895
AS: TTAGGAGACTCTGGGTGAAC
TBP-1 S: AACAGTTCAGTAGTTATGAGCCAGA 60 153 DQ845178
AS: AGATGTTCTCAAACGCTTCG
TGF beta S: GAAGCGCATCGAGGCCATTC 64 162 NM_214015
AS: GGCTCCGGTTCGACACTTTC
TLR2 A: ACGGACTGTGGTGCATGAAG 62 101 NM_213761
AS: GGACACGAAAGCGTCATAGC
TLR4 A: TGTGCGTGTGAACACCAGAC 62 136 NM_001113039
AS: AGGTGGCGTTCCTGAAACTC
TLR5 A: CCTTCCTGCTTCTTTGATGG 61 124 NM_001123202
AS: CTGTGACCGTCCTGATGTAG
TNF alpha/TNFSF2 S: CCAATGGCAGAGTGGGTATG 62 116 X54859
AS: TGAAGAGGACCTGGGAGTAG

na: Not available.