Table 1.

Primer sequences used in the RT-PCR analysis.

Gene	Primer sequences
IL-6 (sqPCR)
F	5′-GTACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGG-3′
R	5′-TGCTGGTGACAACCACGGCC-3′
IL-6 (qPCR)
F	5′-AACGATGATGCACTTGCAGA-3′
R	5′-GAGCATTGGAAATTGGGGTA-3′
COX-2 (sqPCR)
F	5′-CACTACATCCTGACCCACTT-3′
R	5′-ATGCTCCTGCTTGAGTATGT-3′
GAPDH (sqPCR)
F	5′-CACTCACGGCAAATTCAACGGCAC-3′
R	5′-GACTCCACGACATACTCAGCAC-3′