Table 1. Primers for genes investigated using RT-PCR analysis.

Gene		Primer sequences
TNF-α	F	5′-TTGACCTCAGCGCTGAGTTG-3′
	R	5′-CCTGTAGCCCACGTCGTAGC-3′
IL-1β	F	5′-CAGGATGAGGACATGAGCACC-3′
	R	5′-CTCTGCAGACTCAAACTCCAC-3′
IL-6	F	5′-GTACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGG-3′
	R	5′-TGCTGGTGACAACCACGGCC-3′
IL-12p40	F	5′-CAGAAGCTAACCATCTCCTGGTTTG-3′
	R	5′-TCCGGAGTAATTTGGTGCTTCACAC-3′
iNOS	F	5′-CCCTTCCGAAGTTTCTGGCAGCAGC-3′
	R	5′-GGCTGTCAGAGCCTCGTGGCTTTGG-3′
COX-2	F	5′-CACTACATCCTGACCCACTT-3′
	R	5′-ATGCTCCTGCTTGAGTATGT-3′
GAPDH	F	5′-CACTCACGGCAAATTCAACGGCAC-3′
	R	5′-GACTCCACGACATACTCAGCAC-3′

F, forward; R, reverse.