Total RNA was extracted from spleens or aortas by the
TRIzol Reagent (Ambion). 100 ng of spleen RNA and 40 ng aorta RNA were quantified with
NanoDrop One (Thermo Scientific) and reverse transcribed using
5X All-In-One RT MasterMix (abm) preformed in
Veriti 96-Well Thermal Cycler (Applied Biosystems). Quantitative real-time PCR was performed in
7500 Real-Time PCR (Applied Biosystems) using specific primers (synthesized by Sangon Biotech) and
EvaGreen 2X qPCR MasterMix-Low ROX (abm). Reverse transcription and amplification conditions followed the reagent instructions. Data were analyzed via the 2
-ΔΔCt method normalized to Gapdh. Sequences of primers were used as follows from 5′ to 3′ extremity:
Gapdh: AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG (F); TGTAGACCATGTAGTTGAGGTCA (R)
Stat3: CAATACCATTGACCTGCCGAT (F); GAGCGACTCAAACTGCCCT (R)
Stat5a: CGCCAGATGCAAGTGTTGTAT (F); TCCTGGGGATTATCCAAGTCAAT (R)
Jak2: TTGTGGTATTACGCCTGTGTATC (F); ATGCCTGGTTGACTCGTCTAT (R)
Socs3: ATGGTCACCCACAGCAAGTTT (F); TCCAGTAGAATCCGCTCTCCT (R)
Foxp3: CACCTATGCCACCCTTATCCG (F); CATGCGAGTAAACCAATGGTAGA (R)
Tgfb1: TGACGTCACTGGAGTTGTACGG (F); GGTTCATGTCATGGATGGTGC (R)
Cd80: ACCCCCAACATAACTGAGTCT (F); TTCCAACCAAGAGAAGCGAGG (R)
Cd86: AGTGATCGCCAACTTCAGTGAACC (F); GGTGACCTTGCTTAGACGTGCAG (R).
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