Table 1.

RT-PCR primer sequences

mRNA	RT-PCR primers
	Forward	Reverse
IL6	5′-GAGGATACCACTCCCAACAGACC-3′	5′-AAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTCATACA-3′
TNF-α	5′-CATGAGCACAGAAAGCATGATCCG-3′	5′-AAGCAGGAATGAGAAGAGGCTGAG-3′
Myostatin	5′-TGGCATTACTCAAAAGCAAAAAG-3′	5′-CATCAATACTCTGCCAAATACCA-3′
TGF-β1	5′-TACCATGCCAACTTCTGTCTGGGA-3′	5′-TGTGTTGGTTGTAGAGGGCAAGGA-3′
F4/80	5′-AAGCATCCGAGACACACACAGTCT-3′	5′-TGACTGTACCCACATGGCTGATGA-3′
Myogenin	5′-ACAGCATCACGGTGGAGGATATGT-3′	5′-CCCTGCTACAGAAGTGATGGCTTT-3′
MyoD	5′-ACGACTGCTTTCTTCACCACTCCT-3′	5′-TCGTCTTAACTTTCTGCCACTCCG-3′
GAPDH	5′-ACCACCATGGAGAAGGCCGG-3′	5′-CTCAGTGTAGCCCAAGATGC-3′
18S	5′-GAAACGGCTACCACATCCAAGG-3′	5′-GTCCCTCTTAATCATGGCCTCAG-3′