Table II.

Primers used in this study.

Genes	Primers
TNFα	F: 5′-TCTCTTCAAGGGACAAGGCTG-3′
	R: 5′-ATAGCAAATCGGCTGACGGT-3′
IL-6	F: 5′-CTGGTCTTCTGGAGTTCCGTTTC-3′
	R: 5′-CATAGCACACTAGGTTTGCCGAG-3′
HO-1	F: 5′-GATAGAGCGCAACAAGCAGAA-3′
	R: 5′-CAGTGAGGCCCATACCAGAAG-3′
IL-10	F: 5′-CTTACTGACTGGCATGAGGATCA-3′
	R: 5′-GCAGCTCTAGGAGCATGTGG-3′
β-actin	F: 5′-GTCCCTCACCCTCCCAAAAG-3′
	R: 5′-GCTCCCTCAAC-ACCTCAACCC-3′

F, forward; R, reverse; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor α; IL-6, interleukin-6; HO-1, heme oxygenase-1.