Table 1. Primers used to amplify cDNAs for mice.

Gene	Forward(5′-3′)	Reverse(5′-3′)
TNF-α	TATGGCTCAGGGTCCAACTC	GGAAAGCCCATTTGAGTCCT
IL-1β	GCACTACAGGCTCCGAGATGAA	GTCGTTGCTTGGTTCTCCTTGT
IL-6	AGTGGCTAAGGACCAAGAC	ATAACGCACTAGGTTTGCCGA
MCP-1	CACTCACCTGCTGCTACTCATT	TGTCTGGACCCATTCCTTCTTG
iNOS	ATTCACAGCTCATCCGGTACG	GGATCTTGACCATCAGCTTGC
COX-2	GTGTATCCCCCCACAGTCAAA	ACACTCTGTTGTGCTCCCGAA
TLR-2	TCTAAAGTCGATCCGCGACAT	CTACGGGCAGTGGTGAAAACT
TLR-4	ATGCTGCAACTGATGTTCCTTC	GATGTTAGACCTTTCTTCCTCCC
RAGE	GAATCCTCCCCAATGGTTCCC	CCCTCGCCTGTTAGTTGCCCG
β-actin	CTGAGAGGGAAATCGTGCGT	CCACAGGATTCCATACCCAAGA