Table 1. Nucleotide sequences of primers used in the RT-PCR.

	Primer sequence (5′-3′)
Cytokine	Forward	Reverse
IL-12p35	CCACTGGAACTACACAAGAACG	GCACAGGGTCATCATCAAAG
IL-17	AACATGAGTCCAGGGAGAGC	GCTGAGCTTTGAGGGATGAT
TNF-α	ATGGCCTCCCTCTCATCAGT	CACTTGGTGGTTTGCTACGA
iNOS	TCAAGTGGCATAGATGTGGAAG	TGGGTCCTCTGGTCAAACTC
IL-10	TCAGCCAGGTGAAGACTTTCT	TCATTTCCGATAAGGCTTGG
IL-4	GCAACGAAGAACACCACAGA	CTGCAGCTCCATGAGAACAC
IFN-γ	TCAAGTGGCATAGATGTGGAAG	TGGCTCTGCAGGATTTTCAT
β-actin a	GACGGCCAGGTCATCACTAT	ATGCCACAGGATTCCATACC

^aHousekeeping reporter gene.