Table 4.

Primer pairs used for amplification of target genes by RT-PCR

Gene	Forward primer sequence	Reverse primer sequence	Reference
CD14	CTCCAGCACCAAAATGAC	TCCTCTTCCCTCTCTTCC	[40]
IL-8	GCTGGCTGTTGCTCTCTTG	AGGTGTGGAATGTGTTTTTATGC	[41]
TNF	TCTTCTCAAGCCTCAAGTAACAAGC	CCATGAGGGCATTGGCATAC	[42]
TLR4	ACTGCAGCTTCAACCGTATC	TAAAGGCTCTGCACACATCA	[13]
B-Actin	GCAAATGCTTCTAGGCGGACT	CAATCTCATCTCGTTTTCTGCG	[41]