Table I.

Primer sequences for the real-time polymerase chain reaction used in this study.

Gene name	Gene bank accession number	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Production length, bp
TNF-α	GU230788.1	Forward: GCC CTT CCT GTA ACC AGAT G	71
		Reverse: ACA CGA CAG CCA AGT CAA CG
iNOS	NM_204961	Forward: CCT GGA GGT CCT GGA AGA GT	82
		Reverse: CCT GGG TTT CAG AAG TGG C
NF-κB p50	M86930	Forward: TCA ACG CAG GAC CTA AAG ACA T	162
		Reverse: GCA GAT AGC CAA GTT CAG GAT G
COX-2	NM_001167718.1	Forward: TGT CCT TTC ACT GCT TTC CAT	84
		Reverse: TTC CAT TGC TGT GTT TGA GGT
IL-6	NM-204628	Forward: AAA TCC CTC CTC GCC AAT CT	106
		Reverse: CCC TCA CGG TCT TCT CCA TAA A
IL-1β	Y15006.1	Forward: ACT GGG CAT CAA GGG CTA CA	142
		Reverse: GCT GTC CAG GCG GTA GAA GA
β-actin	L08165	Forward: CAC CAC AGC CGA GAG AGA AAT	135
		Reverse: TGA CCA TCA GGG AGT TCA TAG C

TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; NF-κB p50, nucelar factor-κB p50; COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; IL, interleukin.