Table 1. Genes investigated using quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR).

No.	Gene name and abbreviation	Assay ID	Accession number
1	Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) p65	Mm00501346_m1	NM_009045.4
2	Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)	Mm 00440502_m1	NM_010927.3
3	Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)	Mm 00443258_m1	NM_013693.2
4	Interleukin 10 (IL-10)	Mm 00439614_m1	NM_010548.2

General abbreviation of genes selected for this study and corresponding assay ID and accession number were obtained from the Applied Biosystems website and NCBI database. Assay ID refers to the Applied Biosystems Gene Expression Assays inventoried kits with proprietary primer and TaqMan^® probe mix. Assay ID with “Mm” is referred to as “Mus musculus”. All Gene Expression Assay kits indicated are FAM/MGB probed.