Table I.

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

Gene	Forward primers (5′-3′)	Reverse primers (5′-3′)
LC-3	GTCGTTGCAGACTATTCAGAG	GTATCCGACAGAGTACAGCAT
Caspase-3	GGAGGACAACACTTCGAATTA	CACAGGTATGCACGACTAAAT
TNF-α	CAGACCGGACGCTACACC	GAACACGTCTTGTCCGACCA
IL-6	AGAGCACGACATGTAGGCA	ACGTCCAGTTATTGGGTG
IL-18	AGCAGAAGTCAGCCAGGTA	TCGGCGCAAGTGTTATTGGGT
IFN-γ	AGGCGGAACGTGGTGTGGCA	TGATCCGCCTTGGTCGTGTTCC
GAPDH	CACAATTGGGACCACAAGGG	AACTCATCACAGCACGTCACACC

LC-3, LC3, microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon.