Table 2. Forward (F) and reverse (R) primers used for cytokine-expression.

Cytokine	Primers Sequence (5′ → 3′)	Reference
IL-17	F: AGC TCC AGA GGC CCT CGG AC	59
	R: AGG ACC AGG ATC TCT TGC TG
TNF-α	F: GCT CCC CCA GAA GTC GGC G	59
	R: CTT GGT GGT TGG GTA CGA CA
IL-10	F: GGT TGC CAA GCC TTA TCA GA	56
	R: GCT GCA TTC TGA GGG TCT TC
IL-1β	F: GGC AGG TGG TAT CGC TCA TC	Modified from59,
	R: CAC CTT GGA TTT GAC TTC TA
IL-5	F: AGA GAA GTG TGG CGA GGA GAG ACG	Present study
	R: ACA GGG CAA TCC CTT CAT CGG
IL-6	F: CAA AGC CAG AGC CAT TCA GAG	56
	R: GCC ATT CCG TCT GTG ACT CCA GTT TCT CC
IL-12p40	F: GAC ACG ACC TCC ACC AAA GT	56
	R: CAT TCT GGG ACT GGA CCC TA
IFN-γ	F: CCA TGA ACG CTA CAC ACT GCA TC	60
	R: GAA GTA GAA AGA GAC AAT CTG G
Β-actin	F: TCC TCC CTG GAG AGG AGC TA	61
	R: CCA GAC AGC ACT GTG TTG GC
HPRT	F: CTC ATG GAC TGA TTA TGG ACA G	61
	R: AGC TGA GAG ATC ATC TCC ACC AAT