TABLE 1.

Primer sequences used to quantify mRNA of genes of interest

Gene	Orientationa	Sequence (5′−3′)	Reference(s)
β-Actin	F	GAT TAC TGC TCT GGC TCC TAG C	20, 21
	R	GAC TCA TCG TAC TCC TGC TTG C
IL-6	F	CAC AAG TCC GGA GAG GAG AC	20, 21
	R	CAG AAT TGC CAT TGC ACA AC
IFN-γ	F	GTT ACT GCC ACG GCA CAG TCA TTG	20
	R	ACC ATC CTT TTG CCA GTT CCT CCA G
IL-10	F	ACC AAC ATC CTG GTG TCT CC	22
	R	CAT GTC AAA CGT GAG CGA CT
TNF-α	F	GCA AGC TTC GCT CTT CTG TCT ACT GAA CTT CGG	20
	R	GCT CTA GAA TGA GAT AGC AAA TCG GCT GAC GG
IL-1β	F	CGC AGC AGC ACA TCA ACA AGA GC	20, 21
	R	TGT CCT CAT CCT GGA AGG TCC ACG

^aF, forward; R, reverse.