Table 1. The primer sequences used were as follows.

Gene	Primer (5′-3′)
CCL2	F: AAGAAGCTGTAGTATTTGTCACCAAGCTCA
	R: CATCAGGTACGATCCAGGCT
CCR2	F: CGCAGAGTTGACAAGTTGTG
	R: CGCAGAGTTGACAAGTTGTG
IL-1beta	F: ATGCACCTGTACGATCACTGA
	R: ACAAAGGACATGGAGAACACC
TNF-alpha	F: GAGGCAATAGGTTTTGAGGGCCAT
	R: GGGACACACAAGCATCAAG