Table 1.

List of PCR primers used in the study

Gene	Accession #	Forward primer (5′–3′)	Reverse primer (5′–3′)
18S rRNA	X03205	GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT	CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG
COX-2	NM_000963	GATTGCCCGACTCCCTTGG	AACTGATGCGTGAAGTGCTG
IκB-α	NM_020529	CGGACTGCCCTTCACCTC	ACATCAGCCCCACACTTCAA
IL-1β	NM_000576	GTCATTCGCTCCCACATTCT	CTACTTCTTGCCCCCTTTGA
IL-6	NM_000600	CCAGTACCCCCAGGAGAAGAT	GAGGATGTACCGAATTTGTTTGTC
LITAF	NM_004862	CTCTTCCCGTCCCTGATGA	TGTTAATAGCCCCCTCCTTGTA
LOX-1	NM_002543	CTTTGATGCCCCACTTATTTAG	GGTTTGCCTTCTTCTGACAT
Nur77	NM_002135	ACGGCTACACAGGAGAGTTTGA	GGTGGCTGAGGACGAGGAT
TNF-α	NM_000594	CCAGCTGGAGAAGGGTGAC	AGGCGTTTGGGAAGGTTG

rRNA, ribosomal RNA; COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; IκB-α, inhibitor of kappa B alpha; IL, interleukin; LITAF, Lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha factor; LOX-1, Lectin-like Oxidized Low-density Lipoprotein Receptor 1; Nur77, nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha.