Table 1.

Primers used in PCR experiments.

Gene	Forward Primer (5′→3′)	Reverse Primer (5′ →3′)	Size
iNOS	CAAGAGTTTGACCAGAGGACC	TGGAACCACTCGTACTTGGGA	450 bp
TNF-α	CCTATGTCTCAGCCTCTTCT	CCTGGTATGAGATAGCAAAT	354 bp
IL-1β	GGCAACTGTTCCTGAACTCAACTG	CCATTGAGGTGGAGAGCTTTCAGC	447 bp
COX-2	TTCAAAAGAAGTGCTGGAAAAGGT	GATCATCTCTACCTGAGTGTCTTT	304 bp
MMP-9	GTGATCCCCACTTACTATGGAAAC	GAAGCCATACAGTTTATCCTGGTC	352 bp
GAPDH	ATGTACGTAGCCATCCAGGC	AGGAAGGAAGGCTGGAAGAG	420 bp