Table 2.

Primer sequences were designed using Primer Express Software v 3.0 (Applied Biosystems) using sequences accessed through Genbank and checked for specificity using nucleotide‐nucleotide BLAST search.

Gene	Accession No.	Primer sequence
GAPDH	NM_21130	Forward: CAT CCA TGA CAA CTT TGG TAT CGT
		Reverse: CAG TCT TCT GGG TGG CAG TGA
MCP‐1	NM_002982	Forward: TCC CAA AGA AGC TGT GAT CTT CA
		Reverse: CAG ATT CTT GGG TGG AGT GA
IL‐6	NM_000600	Forward: GCG AAA GGA TGA AAG TGA CCA T
		Reverse: AGA CAA GCC CAG CAA TGA AAA
IL‐8	NM_000584	Forward: CTG GCC GTC GCT CTC TGG
		Reverse: TTA GCA CTC CTT GGC AAA ACT
TNF‐α	X_02910	Forward: GGA GAA GGG TGA CCG ACT CA
		Reverse: TGC CCA GAC TCG GCA AAG
COX‐2	U_20548	Forward: GAA TCA TTC ACC AGG CAA ATT G
		Reverse: TGG AAG CCT GTG ATA CTT TCT GTA CT