TABLE 1.

RT-PCR primers used in this study

Gene	Species	Amplicon Size	Primer Sequences (Sense/Antisense)	Annealing	Cycle Number
		bp		°C
GAPDH	Mouse	450	5′-ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC-3′	65	15
			5′-CACCACCCTGTTGCTGTAGCC-3′
A1AR	Mouse/human	340	5′-CATTGGGCCACAGACCTACT-3′	60	22
			5′-GAAGTAGACCATGTACTCCA-3′
TNF-α	Mouse	290	5′-TACTGAACTTCGGGGTGATTGGTCC-3′	65	24
			5′-CAGCCTTGTCCCTTGAAGAGAACC-3′
ICAM-1	Mouse	409	5′-TGTTTCCTGCCTCTGAAGC-3′	60	21
			5′-CTTCGTTTGTGATCCTCCG-3′
KC	Mouse	202	5′-CAATGAGCTGCGCTGTCAGTG-3′	60	26
			5′-CTTGGGGACACCTTTTAGCATC-3′
MCP-1	Mouse	312	5′-ACCTGCTGCTACTCATTCAC-3′	60	22
			5′-TTGAGGTGGTTGTGGAAAAG-3′
MIP-2	Mouse	282	5′-CCAAGGGTTGACTTCAAGAAC-3′	60	28
			5′-AGCGAGGCACATCAGGTACG-3′