Table 1. Primer sequences used in qPCR analysis.

Primer	Sequence	Reference
tnf-α	F: 5′-ATGAGCACAGAAAGCATGATC-3′	[16]
	R: 5′-TACAGGCTTGTCACTCGAATT-3′
il-6	F: 5′-GACTTCACAGAGGATACCAC-3′	[7]
	R: 5′-TATCCAGTTTGGTAGCATCC-3′
il-1β	F: 5′-CAGGATGAGGACATGAGCACC-3′	[7]
	R: 5′-CTCTGCAGACTCAAACTCCAC-3′
il-10	F: 5′-AGAGCTGCGGACTGCCTTCA-3′	[16]
	R: 5′-AATGCTCCTTGATTTCTGGG-3′
ifn-α (universal)	F: 5′- ATGGCTAGRCTCTGTGCTTTCCT-3′	[69]
	R: 5′-AGGGCTCTCCAGAYTTCTGCTCTG-3′
cxcl10	F: 5′- GAAATCATCCCTGCGAGCCTATCC-3′	[13], [14]
	R: 5′-GCAATTAGGACTAGCCATCCACTGGG-3′
ifit1	F: 5′- GTCAACTGTGAGTGCTTCCATCC-3′	[13], [14]
	R: 5′- TCAGGGCAGAAAAGTCAAGGC-3′
igtp	F: 5′-TAGAGCAGACCCACAGAGTTCAGG-3′	[13], [14]
	R: 5′-CAGCAGTCATAGATTTAGACCACGG-3′
mBD4	F: 5′- AACATGCATGACCAATGGAG-3′	[70]
	R: 5′- TCATCTTGCTGGTTCTTCATCT-3′
mBD14	F: 5′- GTATTCCTCATCTTGTTCTTGG-3′	[51]
	R: 5′- AAGTACAGCACACCGGCCAC-3′
β-actin	F: 5′- GTGCGTGACATCAAAGAGAAGC-3′	[16]
	R: 5′- GATGCCACAGGATTCCATACCC-3′
recA	F: 5′-GTGGATCTATTGTATTAGATGAGGCTCTCG-3′	[15], [16]
	R: 5′- GCCAAAGTTCTGCAACATTAACACCTAAAG-3′
ospA	F: 5′- GCAACAGTAGACAAGCTTGAGC-3′
	R: 5′- GTGTGGTTTGACCTAGATCGTCA-3′
nidogen	F: 5′-CCAGCCACAGAATACCATCC-3′	[15]
	R: 5′-GGACATACTCTGCTGCCATC-3′