Table 2.

Primers used for RT–PCR analyses.

Gene	Primers (Fw, forward; Rv, reverse)	Product size (bp)	Accession number
Interleukin (IL)-1β	Fw: 5′-TGGAGCAACAAGTGGTGT-3′	157	NM_000576.3
	Rv: 5′-TTGGGATCTACACTCTCCAGC-3′
IL-6	Fw: 5′-TCAATGAGGAGACTTGCCTG-3′	157	NM_001371096.1
	Rv: 5′-GATGAGTTGTCATGTCCTGC-3′
Prostaglandin E synthethase 2	Fw: 5′-TCCAGTACCAAAATCGTATTGCT-3′	370	NM_000963.4
	Rv: 5′-AGTGCTTCCAACTCTGCAGACAT-3′
Tumor necrosis factor α	Fw: 5′-GAGGCCAAGCCCTGGTATG-3′	91	NM_000594.4
	Rv: 5′-CGGGCCGATTGATCTCAGC-3′
Matrix metalloproteinases 2 (MMP2)	Fw: 5′-TGAGCTATGGACCTTGGGAGAA-3′	60	NM_001302510.2
	Rv: 5′-CCATCGGCGTTCCCATAC-3′
MMP9	Fw: 5′-GGACGATGCCTGCAACGT-3′	64	NM_004994.3
	Rv: 5′-CAAATACAGCTGGTTCCCAATCT-3′
Nitric oxide synthase 2	Fw: 5′-CAGCGGGATGACTTTCCAA-3′	75	NM_000625.4
	Rv: 5′-AGGCAAGATTTGGACCTGCA-3′
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase	Fw: 5′-AATCCCATCACCATCTTCCA-3′	82	NM_001357943.2
	Rv: 5′-TGGACTCCACGACGTACTCA-3′