Table 1.

Primers for quantitative PCR used in this study^a

Gene assayed	Primer sequence
IL-1β	5′-TCATTGTGGCTGTGGAGAAG-3′ (forward)
	5′-CATCTCGGAGCCTGTAGTGC-3′ (reverse)
IL-6	5′-CTTGGGACTGATGCTGGTGA-3′ (forward)
	5′-CATTTCCACGATTTCCCAGA-3′ (reverse)
GAPDH	5′-CTGCCCAGAACATCATCCCT-3′ (forward)
	5′-TGAAGTCGCAGGAGACAACC-3′ (reverse)

^aThese primers were designed in this study.