Table 1.

Sequences of primers used in RT-PCR.

Name of primers	Sequences	Product size (bp)
β-actin	5′-CTGGAGAAGAGCTATGAGCTG-3′	246
	5′-AATCTCCTTCTGCATCCTGTC-3′
iNOS	5′-AGA AGC AGA ATG TGA CCA TC-3′	369
	5′-ACT TCC CTG TCT CAG TAG CA-3′
CAT-1	5′-TAG GAC CAA AAC ACC CGT AA-3′	388
	5′-GGT GAT GAT AAG AGC GGC TA-3′
CAT-2A	5′-TGT TTG CTT TAT GGC CTA TT-3′	277
	5′-GTT TTG GAA TTG ATT TGA GC-3′
CAT-2B	5′-TGT TTG CTT TAT GGC CTA TT-3′	365
	5′-GGG TAA GGG GAA CAT AGA AC-3′

iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; CAT: cationic amino acid transporter.