Table 1.

Primer and Probe Sequences Used in Real-Time PCR

mRNA transcript	Forward primer	Reverse primer	TaqMan probe
COX-2	5′-AGT CTC TCA ATG AGT ACC GC-3′	5′-GCA GCC ATT TCT TTC TCT CC-3′	5′-AAC GAT GTG TAA GGT TTC AGG GAG AAG CG-3′
IL-1β	5′-TCA CAC ACT AGC AGG TCG TC-3′	5′-ACC CAA GCA CCT TCT TTT CC-3′	5′-TGA AGA AGA GCC CGT CCT CTG TGA CTC-3′
iNOS	5′-AAC TCG GGC ATA CCT TCA GG-3′	5′-TCG ATG TCA TGA GCA AAG GC-3′	5′-TAC ATG CTG GAG CCC AGG CCA AAT AC-3′
TGF-β1	5′-CCC TGG ATA CCA ACT ACT GC-3′	5′-CCC AGG TCC TTC CTA AAG TC-3′	5′-GCT GCC GTA CAC AGC AGT TCT TCT CTG-3′