Table 1.

RT‐PCR Primers Used

Gene	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer
IL‐1β	GGGCCTCAAAGGAAAGAATC	TACCAGTTGGGGAACTCTGC
IL‐6	AGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGA	TCCACGATTTCCCAGAGAAC
IL‐17	TCCAGAAGGCCCTCAGACTA	AGCATCTTCTCGACCCTGAA
IFN‐γ	ACTGGCAAAAGGATGGTGAC	TGAGCTCATTGAATGCTTGG
TNF‐α	CCCAGGGACCTCTCTCTAATC	ATGGGCTACAGGCTTGTCACT
MCP‐1	CTTCTGTGCCTGCTGCTCAT	CGGAGTTTGGGTTTGCTTGTC
ICAM‐1	TTGGGCATAGAGACCCCGTT	GCACATTGCTCAGTTCATACACC
GAPDH	AACTTTGGCATTGTGGAAGG	CACATTGGGGGTAGGAACAC

RT‐PCR indicates reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.