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Table 4 Real-time RT PCR Standard curves and validation experiments

From: Duplex real-time reverse transcriptase PCR to determine cytokine mRNA expression in a hamster model of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis

Hamster Duplex real-time RT PCR

Slopes of the standard curves

Correlation coefficient(r2)

Efficiencies

Validation experiment

(Absolute value)

 

Target gene

γ-actin

Target gene

γ-actin

Target gene

γ-actin

 

IL-10

-3.4094

-3.4745

0.95

0.99

1.96

1.94

0.065

IL-4

-3.0506

-31576

0.98

0.98

2.12

2.07

0.107

IFN-γ

-3.2861

-3.3459

0.93

0.93

2.01

1.99

0.059

IL-13

-3.6531

-3.6448

0.97

0.99

1.87

1.88

0.008

IL-21

-3.2268

-3.1831

0.98

0.98

2.04

2.06

0.043

TGF-β1

-3.4493

-3.3399

0.98

0.98

1.94

1.99

0.109

CCL17

-3.1135

-3.1023

0.99

0.98

2.09

2.01

0.081

CCL22

-3.2190

-3.2269

0.99

0.98

2.04

2.04

0.008

CCR4

-3.2155

-3.2528

0.99

0.98

2.04

2.02

0.037

FoxP3

-3.2598

-3.1920

0.98

0.99

2.02

2.05

0.077

TNF-α

-3.3286

-3.4026

0.99

0.99

1.99

1.96

0.074

IL-12p40

-3.4180

-3.4917

0.94

0.99

1.96

1.93

0.073

  1. Standard curve slops, correlation coefficient (r2), efficiencies and validation experiment results for hamster Duplex real-time RT PCR assays. The efficiency estimation was calculated by E = 10[-1/slope].