Table 1. Primer sequences for qRT-PCR.

Target genes	Forward primer (5'→3')	Reverse primer (3'→5')
IL-1β	CCC TGC AGC TGG AGA GTG TGG	TGT GCT CTG CTT GAG AGG TGC T
IL-6	CGA GCC CAC CAG GAA CGA AAG TC	CTG GCT GGA AGT CTC TTG CGG AG
iNOS	GAT TCA GTG GTC CAA CCT GCA	CGA CCT GAT GTT GCC ACT GTT
Cox-2	CCA GAG CAG AGA GAT GAA ATA CCA	GCA GGG CGG GAT ACA GTT C
TNF-α	CCA GGA GAA AGT CAG CCT CCT	TCA TAC CAG GGC TTG AGC TCA
GAPDH	AAC GGC ACA GTC AAG GCT GA	ACG CCA GTA GAC TCC ACG ACA T

IL-1β: interleukin-1β; IL-6: interleukin-6; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; Cox-2: cyclooxygenase-2; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha; and GAPDH: glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.