TABLE 1.

Primers used in RT-PCR

Target	Size(s) (bp)	Primer
		Direction	Sequence (5′–3′)
vIL-6	295	Forward	5′-CTGTTACCGTACCGGCATCT-3′
		Reverse	5′-GGGTGGACTGTAGTGCGTCT-3′
RTA	343	Forward	5′-GTCATGTCACCCTTGCGATC-3′
		Reverse	5′-ACGCTTCTTTGAGCTCCTCT-3′
18S	479	Forward	5′-AAACGGCTACCACATCCAAG-3′
		Reverse	5′-CCCTCTTAATCATGGCCTCA-3′
XBP-1	223 (spliced), 249 (unspliced)	Forward	5′-GGAGTTAAGAAGCGCTTGG-3′
		Reverse	5′-ACTGGGTCCAAGTTGTCCAG-3′