TABLE 3.

Primers used in RT-PCR analysis

Primer	Primer sequence (5′→3′)	RT-PCR product size (bp)
β-Actin I	TGG AAT CCT GTG GCA TCC ATG AAA C	348
β-Actin II	TAA AAC GCA GCT CAG TAA CAG TCC G
IL-1β I	TCA TGG GAT GAT GAT GAT AAC CTG CT	502
IL-1β II	CCC ATA CTT TAG GAA GAC ACG GAT T
IL-6 I	CTG GTG ACA ACC ACG GCC TTC CCT A	600
IL-6 II	ATG CTT AGG CAT AAC GCA CTA GGT T
IL-12 I	CGT GCT CAT GGC TGG TGC AAA G	312
IL-12 II	CTT CAT CTG CAA GTT CTT GGG C
IFN-γ I	AGC GGC TGA CTG AAC TCA GAT TGT AG	243
IFN-γ II	GGC AGG TCT ACT TTG GAG TCA TTG C
TNF-α I	GGC AGG TCT ACT TTG GAG TCA TTG C	307
TNF-α II	ACA TTC GAG GCT CCA GTG AAT TCG G
iNOS I	ACG CTT GGG TCT TGT TCA CT	468
iNOS II	GTC TCT GGG TCC TCT GGT CA