Table 1.

Sequence of primers used in this study

Gene	Primer	oligonucleotide sequence (5′→3′)
GAPDH	F	5′-CAATGAATACGGCTACAGCAAC-3′
	R	5′-AGGGAGATGCTCAGTGTTGG-3′
iNOS	F	5′-CCCTTCCGAAGTTTCTGGCAGCAGC-3′
	R	5′-GGCTGTCAGAGCCTCGTGGCTTTGG-3′
COX-2	F	5′-TCTCAGCACCCACCCGCTCA-3′
	R	5′-GCCCCGTAGACCCTGCTCGA-3′
IL-1β	F	5′-CAGGGTGGGTGTGCCGTCTTTC-3′
	R	5′-TGCTTCCAAACCTTTGACCTGGGC-3′
TNF-ɑ	F	5′-TTGACCTCAGCGCTGAGTTG-3′
	R	5′-CCTGTAGCCCACGTCGTAGC-3′
IL-6	F	5′-GTACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGG-3′
	R	5′-TGCTGGTGACAACCACGGCC-3′

COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; F, forward; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; IL, interleukin; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; R, reverse; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α