TABLE 1.

Primer sequences used for quantitative PCR^a

mRNA	Primerb
TGF-β1	F, 5′ CATCGATATGGAGCTGGTGAAG 3′
	R, 5′ GCCGTAATTTGGACAGGATCTG 3′
TNF-α	F, 5′ CCTACCTGCTTCTCACCCATACC 3′
	R, 5′ TTGATGGCAGAGAGAAGGTTGA 3′
IFN-γ	F, 5′ ATTTCGGTCAATGACGAGCAT 3′
	R, 5′ GTTTCCTCTGGTTCGGTGACA 3′
IL-8	F, 5′ GGCAGCCTTCCTGCTCTCT 3′
	R, 5′ CAGCTCCGAGACCAACTTTGT 3′
18S	F, 5′ TGCATGGCCGTTCTTAGTTG 3′
	R, 5′ AGTTAGCATGCCAGAGTCTCGTT 3′

^aPrimers were designed with Primer Express software as described in Materials and Methods.

^bF, forward; R, reverse.