Table I.

Primer sequences of the genes used to validate the microarray analysis by qPCR.

Gene	Primer	Product (bp)
TIPE2	F: 5′-GGGAACATCCAAGGCAAG-3′ R: 5′-AGCTCATCTAGCACCTCACT-3′	195
MIF	F: 5′-ATGCCTATGTTCATCGTGAAC-3′ R: 5′-GGCTACGACGAAGGTGGAAC-3′	341
NF-κB	F: 5′-GCACGGATGACAGAGGCGTGTATAAGG-3′ R: 5′-GGCGGATGATCTCCTTCTCTCTGTCTG-3′	420
IκB	F: 5′-TGCTGAGGCACTTCTGAG-3′ R: 5′-CTGTATCCGGGTGCTTGG-3′	421
β-actin	F: 5′-GATTACTGCTCTGGCTCCTGC-3′ R: 5′-GACTCATCGTACTCCTGCTTGC-3′	190

qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction; TIPE2, tumour necrosis factor-α-induced protein 8-like 2; MIF, macrophage migration inhibitory factor; NF-κB, nuclear factor-κB; F, forward; R, reverse.