Table 2.

Primers for qPCR

	Gene name	Forward primer	Reverse primer
Rat	ACTB	TTCGCCATGGATGACGATATC	TAGGAGTCCTTCTGACCCATAC
	NLRP3	GACTGCCGTCTATGTCTTTTTC	GAAGCTGTAAAATCTCTCGCAG
	IL1β	AACTGTGAAATAGCAGCTTTCG	CTGTGAGATTTGAAGCTGGATG
	COL1	AAAGATGGACTCAACGGTCTC	CAGGAAGCTGAAGTCATAACCA
Human	ACTB	CCAGAGACAGTTATGCGAATTG	TTCTGGGAATTCGGGAACATAA
	NLRP3	GGCAAATTCGAAAAGGGGTATT	CTGATTTGCTGAGAGATCTTGC
	IL1β	GCCAGTGAAATGATGGCTTATT	AGGAGCACTTCATCTGTTTAGG
	IL18	GCTGAAGATGATGAAAACCTGG	CAAATAGAGGCCGATTTCCTTG

ACTB: Β-actin; NLRP3: NLR family pyrin domain containing 3; IL-1β: Interleukin-1β; COL1: Collagen 1.