Table 2.

Primers for real-time quantitative RT-PCR.

Primer	Sequence (5′ to 3′)
MIF	Forward: 5′-ACCAGCTCATGGCCTTCG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CTTGCTGTAGGAGCGGTT-3′
IL-17A	Forward: 5′-TGTCCACCATGTGGCCTAAGAG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GTCCGAAATGAGGCTGTCTTTGA-3′
β-actin	Forward: 5′-AGTTGCGTTACACCCTTTCTTG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-TCACCTTCACCGTTCCAGTTT-3′