Table 1.

Primers of the investigated genes in an RT-PCR analysis

Gene		Primer sequences
IL-1β	F	5′-CAGGATGAGGACATGAGCACC-3′
	R	5′-CTCTGCAGACTCAAACTCCAC-3′
GM-CSF	F	5′-GTACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGG-3′
	R	5′-TGCTGGTGACAACCACGGCC-3′
COX-2	F	5′-CACTACATCCTGACCCACTT-3′
	R	5′-ATGCTCCTGCTTGAGTATGT-3′
iNOS	F	5′-CCCTTCCGAAGTTTCTGGCAGCAGC-3′
	R	5′-GGCTGTCAGAGCCTCGTGGCTTTGG-3′
GAPDH	F	5′-CACTCACGGCAAATTCAACGGCAC-3′
	R	5′-GACTCCACGACATACTCAGCAC-3′

Abbreviations: F, forward; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; GM-CSF, granulocyte–monocyte colony-stimulating factor; IL, interleukin; R, reverse; RT-PCR, reverse transcription-PCR.