Table 1.

Primer sequences used for the q-RT-PCR.

Gene name	Primers sequences	Product size (bp)
TLR-2	sense: 5′-GCCTCTCCAAGGAAGAATCC-3′	144
	antisense: 5′-TCCTGTTGTTGGACAGGTCA-3′
TLR-4	sense: 5′-AATCTAGAGCACTTGGACCTTTCC-3′	116
	antisense: 5′-GGGTTCAGGGACAGGTCTAAAGA-3′
TLR-6	sense: 5′-CATCCTATTGTGAGTTTCAGGCAT-3′	121
	antisense: 5′-GCTTCATAGCACTACATCCCAAG-3′
TLR-9	sense: 5′-GGACCTCTGGTACTGCTTCCA-3′	151
	antisense: 5′-AAGCTCGTTGTACACCCAGTCT-3′
β1-defensin	sense: 5′-GCCTCTCCCCAGTTCCTGAA-3′	82
	antisense: 5′-GCAGAGAGTAAACAGCAGAAGGTA-3′
β2-defensin	sense: 5′-TGTGGTCTCCCTGGAACAAAAT-3′	105
	antisense: 5′-GTCGCACGTCTCTGATGAGG-3′
β3-defensin	sense: 5′-CTTCTGTTTGCTTTGCTCTTCCT-3′	138
	antisense: 5′-CTGTTCCTCCTTTGGAAGGCA-3′
β4-defensin	sense: 5′-CACTCTACCAACACGCACCTAG-3′	133
	antisense: 5′-CGCAACTGGAACCACACACT-3′
IL-1β	sense: 5′-CTGTCCTGCGTGTTGAAAGA-3′	69
	antisense: 5′-TTGGGTAATTTTTGGGATCTACA-3′
IFNγ	sense: 5′-GGCATTTTGAAGAATTGGAAAG-3′	111
	antisense: 5′-TTTGGATGCTCTGGTCATCTT-3′
TNFα	sense: 5′-CAGCCTCTTCTCCTTCCTGAT-3′	122
	antisense: 5′-GCCAGAGGGCTGATTAGAGA-3′
GAPDH	sense: 5′-GGTATCGTCGAAGGACTCATGAC-3′	180
	antisense: 5′-ATGCCAGTGAGCTTCCCGTTCAGC-3′