Table 1. Sequences of the PCR primers.

Gene	Sequences of primers
IL-12p40	Forward 5’-ATTGACTGGCGTTGGAAGCA-3’
	Reverse 5’-TGCGCTGGATTCGAACAAAGA-3’
IFN-γ	Forward 5’-AGCTCTTCCTCATGGCTGTTTC-3’
	Reverse 5’-TGTTGCTGATGGCCTGATTGT-3’
IL-10	Forward 5’-ACTTGGGTTGCCAAGCCTTAT-3’
	Reverse 5’-ATCACTCTTCACCTGCTCCACT-3’
iNOS	Forward 5’-CCTGACTGAAGCACTTTGGGTG-3'
	Reverse 5’-TACAGGAAAGGCCCAAGCCAT-3'
IRF-1	Forward 5’- CAGAGGAAAGAGAGAAAGTCC-3’
	Reverse 5’- CACACGGTGACAGTGCTGG-3’
IRF-2	Forward 5’- CAGTTGAGTCATCTTTGGGGC-3’
	Reverse 5’- TGGTCATCACTCTCAGTGG-3’
IRF-3	Forward 5’- TACGTGAGGCATGTGCTGA-3’
	Reverse 5’- AGTGGGTGGCTGTTGGAAAT-3’
IRF-4	Forward 5’- GTGACTGTGCCCTGGCTTAT-3'
	Reverse 5’- TGGACATGATCTGGGCAACC-3'
IRF-5	Forward 5’- AATACCCCACCACCTTTTGA-3’
	Reverse 5’- TTGAGATCCGGGTTTGAGAT-3’
IRF-6	Forward 5’- GATGTACGATGGCACCAAGG-3’
	Reverse 5’- ACCGTTGATGTTCAGGAAGG-3’
IRF-7	Forward 5’- TGCAGAAGGTGGTGGGACA-3’
	Reverse 5’- TGCTATCCAGGGAAGACACA-3’
IRF-8	Forward 5’-AACTGTGCTCTGGGCTCATC-3'
	Reverse 5’- CCTCCGGGAAGTGTCCCTTA-3'
IFN-γRα promoter	Forward 5’- GCTGCCAGTCTTCTAGTGGGA-3’
	Reverse 5’- TCCTTGAGAAGTGCTGCTGGG-3’
IL-12p40 promoter	Forward 5’-AAATTCCCCCAGAATGTTTTGACAC-3’
	Reverse 5’-CGAGCTGCCTGGTCTGATGT-3’
IL-10 promoter	Forward 5’-GACCTGGGAGTGCGTGAATGG-3’
	Reverse 5’-AGCGCTAAAGAACTGGTCGGAATG-3’
GAPDH	Forward 5’-GTTGTCTCCTGCGACTTCAACA-3’
	Reverse 5’-TCTCTTGCTCAGTGTCCTTGCT-3’
β-actin	Forward 5’-GATGATATCGCCGCGCTCGT-3’
	Reverse 5’-GTAGATGGGCACAGTGTGGGTG-3’