Table 2.

Primers used for qPCR.

Target Gene	Reference Sequence	Primer Sequence
TNF-α	NM_013693.3	F: 5′-TTCTGTCTACTGAACTTCGGGGTGATCGGTCC-3′
		R: 5′-GTATGAGATAGCAAATCGGCTGACGGTGTGGG-3′
IL-6	NM_031168.2	F: 5′-TCCAGTTGCCTTCTTGGGAC-3′
		R: 5′-GTGTAATTAAGCCTCCGACTTG-3′
IL-1β	NM_008361.4	F: 5′-ATGGCAACTGTTCCTGAACTCAACT-3′
		R: 5′-CAGGACAGGTATAGATTCTTTCCTTT-3′
MCP-1	NM_011333	F: 5′-GCTACAAGAGGATCACCAGCAG-3′
		R: 5′-GTCTGGACCCATTCCTTCTTGG-3′
IL-10	NM_010548	F: 5′-CGGGAAGACAATAACTGCACCC-3′
		R: 5′-CGGTTAGCAGTATGTTGTCCAGC-3′
iNOS	NM_010927.4	F: 5′-GGCAGCCTGTGAGACCTTTG-3′
		R: 5′-GCATTGGAAGTGAAGCGTTTC-3′
COX-2	NM_011198.4	F: 5′-TGAGTACCGCAAACGCTTCTC-3′
		R: 5′-TGGACGAGGTTTTTCCACCAG-3′
β-actin	NM_007393.5	F: 5′-AGAGGGAAATCGTGCGTGAC-3′
		R: 5′-CAATAGTGATGACCTGGCCGT-3′

F, forward; R, reverse.