Table I.

List of primers used for RT-qPCR.

Gene	Primer sequence
TNF-α	F: 5′-ATGAGCACAGAAAGCATGATC-3′ R: 5′-TACAGGCTTGTCACTCGAATT-3′
RANTES	F: 5′-TCCAATCTTGCAGTCGTGTTTG-3′ R: 5′-TCTGGGTTGGCACACACTTG-3′
β-actin	F: 5′-GTG GGG CGC CCC AGG CACCA-3′ R: 5′-CTC CTT AAT GTC ACG CAC GAT TTC-3′

TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; RANTES, regulated upon activation, normal T cell expression and secreted. F, forward; R, reverse.