Table 2.

Real-time PCR primer sequences.

Gene		Primer sequence
IL-1β	Forward	5′-CCCTGCAGCTGGAGAGTGTGG-3′
	Reverse	5′-TGTGCTCTGCTTGAGAGGTGCT-3′
IL-6	Forward	5′-TTCCTACCCCAACTTCCAATG-3′
	Reverse	5′-ATGAGTTGGATGGTCTTGGTC-3′
TNF-α	Forward	5′-GACCCTCACACTCAGATCATCTTCT-3′
	Reverse	5′-TGCTACGACGTGGGCTACG-3′
COX-2	Forward	5′-TGGTGCCGGGTCTGATGATG-3′
	Reverse	5′-GCAATGCGGTTCTGATACTG-3′
GAPDH	Probe	Applied Biosystems Rat GAPDH Endogenous Control (VIC®/MGB Probe, 4352338E)