Table 1. Primers used in the studies.

Gene	Forward primers	Reverse primers
COX-2	CGGAGGAGAAGTGGGGTTTAGGAT	TGGGAGGCACTTGCGTTGATGG
IL-18	AAACCCGCCTGTGTTCGA	TCAGTCTGGTCTGGGATTCGT
IL-1β	CACCTCTCAAGCAGAGCACAG	GGGTTCCATGGTGAAGTCAAC
IL-6	GAGTTGTGCAATGGCAATTC	ACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGCAG
TNF-α	TACTCCCAGGTTCTCTTCAAGG	GGAGGCTGACTTTCTCCTGGTA
β-Actin	AAGTCCCTCACCCTCCCAAAAG	AAGCAATGCTGTCACCTTCCC