Table 1. Primer sequences for RT-PCR.

Gene name	NCBI Accession number	Product size (bp)	Primer Sequence (5’-3’) Sense/antisense
IL-6	NM_173923.2	153	TGCTGGTCTTCTGGAGTATC
			GTGGCTGGAGTGGTTATTG
IL-1β	NM_174093.1	264	CGTCTTCCTGGGACATTTTCG
			GTCTGAGGATGGGCTCTGGG
MD-2	AB072456.1	276	ACCGTTTGGTACGACTACTGTGAT
			CCTGAAGGAGAATTGTATTGTTGTG
NF-kB	XM_005226181.1	249	AAGAGAAGATGGGGAAAGGCTG
			CGTCGGCAAATGAGAAGTAGTG
IL-12	AJ308426.2	238	ATTTATGTTCAGCATGGTCACTCC
			CAGTGTACAGGTGGGTGTCTCG
LBP	NM_001038674.2	108	TCAAGGGCATCACCAT
			GCACCTCCACATCACG
CD14	NM_174008.1	109	ACCACCCTCAGTCTCCGTAA
			GTGCTTGGGCAATGTTCAG
MyD88	NM_001014382.2	177	GCAGCATAACTCGGATAAA
			CAGACACGCACAACTTCA
TLR4	NW_003103900.1	166	TCCCACATCCTCGGTTCCC
			TCCATCCCAAGCCATCCCT
TNF-a	NM_173966	175	ACCCAGCCAACAGAAGC
			CCAGACGGGAGACAGGA
18S rRNA	NM_174841.2	116	TCCAGCCTTCCTTCCTGGGCAT
			GGACAGCACCGTGTTGGCGTAGA
IL-10	NM_174088	110	GCCACAGGCTGAGAACC
			TTTCACTGCCTCCTCCAGAT