Table 1. Primer sequences and annealing temperatures for RT-qPCR.
iNOS: Nitric oxide synthase; COX-2: Cyclooxygenase-2; MAO-A: Monoamine oxidase-A; GAPDH: Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
| Gene | Forward (5′–3′) | Reverse (5′–3′) | Annealing temperature (°C) |
| iNOS | ACTACTGCTGGTGGTGACAA | CCTGAAGGTGTGGTTGAGTTC | 54 |
| COX-2 | ATCAGGTCATTGGTGGAGAGG | ATGGTGGCATACATCATCAGAC | 57 |
| MAO-A | ATGCTGAGGAATGGGACAAG | GGTGACTGAGAATATCCGAGAG | 53 |
| CYP1A1 | CATCACAGACAGCCTCATTGAGC | CTCCACGAGATAGCAGTTGTGAC | 60 |
| GAPDH | GGTTGTCTCCTGCGACTTCA | CCTGTTGCTGTAGCCGTATTC | 57 |