Table 1.

Primer sequences for real-time RT-PCR

Symbol	Forward primer	Reverse primer
Caspase-1	GAGCTGATGTTGACCTCAGAG	CTGTCAGAAGTCTTGTGCTCTG
TNFα	GACCCTCACACTCAGATCATCTTCT	TGCTACGACGTGGGCTACG
IL-1β	CCCTGCAGCTGGAGAGTGTGG	TGTGCTCTGCTTGAGAGGTGCT
IL-6	TAGTCCTTCCTACCCCAATTTCC	TTGGTCCTTAGCCACTCCTTC
IL-18	AAGAACAAGATCATTTCCTTTGAGGA	GGAACACGTTTCTGAAAGAATATGA
ASC	CTCTGTATGGCAATGTGCTGAC	GAACAAGTTCTTGCAGGTCAG
GAPDH	ATGATTCTACCCACGGCAAG	CTGGAAGATGGTGATGGGTT

ASC, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein; IL, interleukin; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor α.