(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate enhances poly I:C-induced interferon-λ1 production and inhibits hepatitis C virus replication in hepatocytes

Table 1 Primers used for real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Primer	Orientation	Sequences (5’-3’)
GAPDH	Forward	GGTGGTCTCCTCTGACTTCAACA
	Reverse	GTTGCTGTAGCCAAATTCGTTGT
IFN-λ1	Forward	CTTCCAAGCCCACCCCAACT
	Reverse	GGCCTCCAGGACCTTCAGC
TLR3	Forward	AGCCACCTGAAGTTGACTCAGG
	Reverse	CAGTCAAATTCGTGCAGAAGGC
RIG-I	Forward	CTTGGCATGTTACACAGCTGAC
	Reverse	GCTTGGGATGTGGTCTACTCA
IRF-9	Forward	GCATCAGGCAGGGCACGCTGCACCCG
	Reverse	GCCTGCATGTTTCCAGGGAATCCGG
ISG15	Forward	GGCTGGGAGCTGACGGTGAAG
	Reverse	GCTCCGCCCGCCAGGCTCTGT
ISG56	Forward	TTCGGAGAAAGGCATTAGA
	Reverse	TCCAGGGCTTCATTCATAT
MxA	Forward	GCCGGCTGTGGATATGCTA
	Reverse	TTTATCGAAACATCTGTGAAAGCAA
OAS-1	Forward	AGAAGGCAGCTCACGAAACC
	Reverse	CCACCACCCAAGTTTCCTGTA
HCV	Forward	RAYCACTCCCCTGTGAGGAAC
	Reverse	TGRTGCACGGTCTACGAGACCTC

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; GAPDH: Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; IFN: Interferon; TLR3: Toll-like receptor 3; RIG-I: Retinoic acid-inducible gene I.