Table 1.

Primers used for real-time RT-PCR analysis

Target gene	Primer sequence
TNF-α	F: 5’-TTCTGTCTACTGAACTTCGGGGTGATCGGTCC-3’
	R: 5’-GTATGAGATAGCAAATCGGCTGACGGTGTGGG-3’
IL-6	F: 5’-TCCAGTTGCCTTCTTGGGAC-3’
	R: 5’-GTGTAATTAAGCCTCCGACTTG-3’
IL-1β	F: 5’-ATGGCAACTGTTCCTGAACTCAACT-3’
	R: 5’-CAGGACAGGTATAGATTCTTTCCTTT-3’
iNOS	F: 5’-GGCAGCCTGTGAGACCTTTG-3’
	R: 5’-GCATTGGAAGTGAAGCGTTTC-3’
COX-2	F: 5’-TGAGTACCGCAAACGCTTCTC-3’
	R: 5’-TGGACGAGGTTTTTCCACCAG-3’
HO-1	F: 5’-TGAAGGAGGCCACCAAGGAGG-3’
	R: 5’-AGAGGTCACCCAGGTAGCGGG-3’
β-actin	F: 5’-AGAGGGAAATCGTGCGTGAC-3’
	R: 5’-CAATAGTGATGACCTGGCCGT-3’

F forward, R reverse