Table 1.

The primer sequences of the genes measured by RT-PCR analysis and the expected sizes of their PCR products

Gene		Primer sequences (5′→3′)	Fragment size (bp)
iNOS	Forward	CCC TTC CGA AGT TTC TGG CAG CAG C	497
	Reverse	GGC TGT CAG AGC CTC GTG GCT TTG G
TNF-α	Forward	TTG ACC TCA GCG CTG AGT TG	374
	Reverse	CCT GTA GCC CAC GTC GTA GC
IL-1β	Forward	CAG GAT GAC ATG AGC ACC	447
	Reverse	CTC TGC AGA CTC AAA CTC CAC
IL-6	Forward	GTA CTC CAG AAG ACC AGA GG	308
	Reverse	TGC TGG TGA CAA CCA CGG CC
β-actin	Forward	AGG CTG TGC TGT CCC TGT ATG C	395
	Reverse	ACC CAA GAA GGA AGG CTG GAA A