Table I.

Sequences of the primers.

Gene	Primer (5′ to 3′)
	Forward	Reverse
VEGF	CTTGAGTTGGGAGGAGGATG	TGGCAGGCAAACAGACTTC
MMP-9	ACCCTGCGTATTTCCATTCA	ATCTCTCCTGCCGAGTTGC
TLR-2	AAACTGTGTTCGTGCTTTCTG	GCGTCATTGTTCTCGTCAAA
TLR-4	TGGCATCATCTTCATTGTCC	CAGAGCATTGTCCTCCCACT
β-actin	GCTACAGCTTCACCACCACA	ATCGTACTCCTGCTTGCTGA

VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase 9; TLR, Toll-like receptor.