Table 1.

Primer sequences used for qRT-PCR

	PCR Primer Sequence 5′→3′	Melt Curve, °C	Average CT
IL-6	F: CTA TGA ACT CCT TCT CCA CAA CGC CTT	82	21.3
	R: GGG GCG GCT ACA TCT TTG GAA TCT T
IL-8	F: GCT CTG TGT GAA GGT GCA GTT TTG CCA A	82	20.5
	R: GGC GCA GTG TGG TCC ACT CTC AAT
IL-15	F: CCG TGG CTT TGA GTA ATG AGA ATT TCG AA	79	20.9
	R: CCT GCA CTG AAA CAG CCC AAA ATG AA
TNF-α	F: CCC AGG CAG TCA GAT CAT CTT CTC GAA	85	19.6
	R: CTG GTT ATC TCT CAG CTC CAC GCC ATT
GAPDH	F: AGC CAC ATC GCT CAG ACA	79	18.3
	R: GCC CAA TAC GAC CAA ATC C

qRT-PCR, quantitative real-time PCR; F, forward; R, reverse; C_T, cycle threshold.