Table 1.

The primer characteristics used for the gene expression analysis

Genes		Sequences (5′ to 3′)	References
NF-kB	F	gaaggaatcgtaccgggaaca	[39]
	R	ctcagagggccttgtgacagtaa
iNOS	F	gaacagccagctcatccgata	[40]
	R	cccaagctcaatgcacaactt
TNF-α	F	tgtgtatgtgcagcaacccgtagt	[2]
	R	ggcattgcaatttggacagaagt
IL1ß	F	tgggcatcaagggctaca	[41]
	R	tcgggttggttggtgatg
IL6	F	caaggtgacggaggaggac	[41]
	R	tggcgaggagggatttct
Bax	F	tcctcatcgccatgctcat	[42]
	R	ccttggtctggaagcagaaga
Bcl2	F	gatgaccgagtacctgaacc	[42]
	R	caggagaaatcgaacaaaggc
GAPDH	F	gtcagcaatgcatcgtgca	[40]
	R	ggcatggacagtggtcataaga
β-Actin	F	acacggtattgtcaccaact	[41]
	R	taacaccatcaccagagtcc