Table I.

Primer sequences used for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Primer name	Primer sequence
GADPH	F: 5′-TGCCCCATGTTTGTGATG-3′
GADPH	R: 5′-TTACGTAGGACGTGGTGGT-3′
TNF-α	F: 5′-CCAGGAGAAAGTCAGCCTCCT-3′
TNF-α	R: 5′-TCATACCAGGGCTTGAGCTCA-3′
MCP-1	F: 5′-AGCACCTTTGAATGTGAACT-3′
MCP-1	R: 5′-AGAAGTGCTTGAGGTGGTT-3′

F, forward; R, reverse; MCP, Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.