Table 1.

Primers for real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification.

	Forward (5′–3′)	Reverse (5′–3′)
IL-1β	ACAGATGAAGTGCTCCTTCCA	GTCGGAGATTCGTAGCTGGAT
TNF-α	CACGCTCTTCTGCCTGCTG	GATGATCTGACTGCCTGGGC
IL-6	GACAGCCACTCACCTCTTCA	AGTGCCTCTTTGCTGCTTTC
IFN-α	AGCCATCTCTGTCCTCCATGA	CATGATTTCTGCTCTGACAACC
IFN-β	GATTCCTACAAAGAAGCAGCAA	CAAAGTTCATCCTGTCCTTGAG
RP-II	GCACCACGTCCAATGACAT	GTGCGGCTGCTTCCATAA

IFN: interferon; IL: interleukin; RP-II: RNA polymerase II; TNF: tumour necrosis factor.