Table 1.

List of specific primers used for the present study.

Primers	Oligonucleotide sequences
pIRES MPPPE F(Sense)	5′GCC GCT AGC ATG TGG GTC CAG GCC GCC AC 3′-29 mers
pIRES MPPPE R(Anti sense)	5′GCC GAA TTC TTA CTC GGT TCC AGC GTT GC 3′-29 mers
IFN F(Sense)	5′GCC TCT AGA ATG AAC GCT ACA CAC TGC 3′-27 mers
IFN F(Anti sense)	5′CCG CGG CCG CTC AGC AGC GAC TCC TTT T 3′-28 mers