Table I.

Primers for qPCR

Gene name	Primers
Interleukin-6 (IL-6)	5′CTGGCTGTGGTTGAACAATG3′
	5′TTTTCTGCCAGTGCCTCTTT3′
Thrombospondin 1 (THBS1)	5′TTCCGCCGATTCCAGATGATTCCT3′
	5′ACGAGTTCTTTACCCTGATGGCGT3′
Activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3)	5′TGCCCGCCTTTCATCTGGATTCTA3′
	5′AGGTACAGACACTGCTGCCTGAAT3′
Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2)	5′AGGGTTGCTGGTGGTAGGAATGTT3′
	5′ATCTGCCTGCTCTGGTCAATGGAA3′
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)	5′TCGACAGTCAGCCGCATCTTCTTT3′
	5′ACCAAATCCGTTGACTCCGACCTT3′