Table I.

Primer sequences for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Genes	Forward primers	Reverse primers
NF-κB	5′-GGCAGCACTCCTTATCAACC-3′	5′-GAGGTGTCGTCCCATCGTAG-3′
β-actin	5′-CACGATGGAGGGGCCGGACTCATC-3′	5′-TAAAGACCTCTATGCCAACACAGT-3′

NF-κB, nuclear factor-κB.