Table I.

Sequences of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction primers.

Gene	Sequence
COX-2	Forward: 5′-TTAAAATGAGATTGTCCGAA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-AGATCACCTCTGCCTGAGTA-3′
iNOS	Forward: 5′-AGAGAGATCGGGTTCACA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CACAGAACTGAGGGTACA-3′
TNF-α	Forward: 5′-GACCCTCAGACTCAGATCATCCTTCT-3′
	Reverse: 5′-ACGCTGGCTCAGCCACTC-3′
IL-1β	Forward: 5′-CTCCATGAGCTTTGTACAAGG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-TGCTGATGTACCAGTTGGGG-3′
GAPDH	Forward: 5′-CGGAGTCAACGGATTTGGTC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-AGCCTTCTCCATGGTCGTGA-3′

COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; iNOS, nitric oxide synthase; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-1β, interleukin-1β; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.