Table 2.

Oligonucleotide primer sequences for PCR

Gene	Sequence (5′–3′)	Size (bp)
hBD-2 F	CCT CTTCATA TTC CTG ATG CCT CT	127
hBD-2 R	GGT GCC AAT TTG TTT ATA CCT TCT AG
TNF-α F	GTC TCC TAC CAG ACC AAG GTC AAC	221
TNF-α R	CAC AGG GCA ATG ATC CCA AAG TAG
IL-1β F	CCT GGA CTT TCC TGT TGT CTA CAC C	178
IL-1β R	TCT GTC AGG CGG GCT TTA AGT GAG
IL-6 F	TCA CCT CTT CAG AAC GAA TTG ACA	115
IL-6 R	AGT GCC TCT TTG CTG CTT TCA CAC
IL-12 F	AGA TGG TAT CAC CTG GAC CTT GGA C	133
IL-12 R	ATG GCT TAG AAC CTC GCC TCC TTT G
β-actin F	ACG TTG ACA TCC GTA AAG AC	200
β-actin R	GAA GGT GGA CAG TGA GGC

F forward, R reverse