Table 2.

Primer sequences for all genes.

Gene name	Sequences of primers
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα, 411 bp)	5′-AGCCCCCAGTCTGTATCCTT-3′ (sense); 3′-CTCCCTTTGCAGAACTCAGG-5′ (antisense)
Nuclear factor kappa B p65 (NFκBp65, 245 bp)	5′-GGCCTCATCCACATGAACTT-3′ (sense); 3′-CACTGTCACCTGGAAGCAGA-5′ (antisense)
p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-beta (p38MAPKβ, 250 bp)	5′-CGTGTACCTGGTGACCCTCT-3′ (sense); 3′-AGCCACGTAGCCTGTCATCT-5′ (antisense)
p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-alpha (p38MAPKα, 450 bp)	5′-ACAAGACTGCCTGGGAGCTA-3′ (sense); 3′-CCAATGACGTTCTCATGGTG-5′ (antisense)
Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase-1 (ERK1, 209 bp)	5′-TCCAAGGGCTACACCAAATC-3′ (sense); 3′-TCCAAGGGCTACACCAAATC-5′ (antisense)
Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS, 351 bp)	5′-AATGAGGTACTCAGCGTGCT-3′ (sense); 3′-TCGCTCCTCGTCCACCTTCT-5′ (antisense)
Copper/zinc-superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD, 852 bp)	5′-GCGGTGAACCAGTTGTGTTGTC-3′ (sense); 3′-CCTCTGGACCCGTTACACTGAC-5′ (antisense)
Magnesium-superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD, 356 bp)	5′-ATGTTACAACTCAGGTCGCTCTTC-3′(sense); 3′-CCTCTCAACGACCTCCGATAGT-5′(antisense)
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G3PDH, 139 bp)	5′-TATCGGACGCCTGGTTAC-3′ (sense); 3′-CGTTCAAGTTGCCGTGTC-5′ (antisense);