Table 3. List of the primers used for reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR.

Gene studied	Forward primer	Reverse primer
iNOS	5′-CCCTTCCGAAGTTTCTGGCAGC-3′	5′-AACGTAGACCTTGGGTTTTGCC-3′
COX-2	5′-GGAGAGACTATCAAGATAGT-3′	5′-ATGGTCAGTAGACTTTTACA-3′
TNF-α	5′-ATGAGCACAGAAAGCATGATC-3′	5′-TACAGGCTTGTCACTCGAATT-3′
β-Actin	5′-TCATGAAGTGTGACGTTGACATCCGT-3′	5′-CCTAGAAGCATTTGCGGTGCACGATG-3′