Table 1.

Primer sets used for amplification

Genes	Primers sequences (5’ to 3’)	Product length (bp)
NLRP3	Forward: TCTGTTCATTGGCTGCGGAT Reverse: GCCTTTTTCGAACTTGCCGT	314
ASC	Forward: GCTGCAGATGGACCCCATAG Reverse: ACATTGTGAGCTCCAAGCCA	80
Caspase-1	Forward: CACGAGACCTGT GCGATCAT Reverse: CTTGAGGGAACCACTCGGTC	212
Bax	Forward: GCTACAGGGTTTCATCCAG Reverse: TCCACATCAGCAATCATCC	174
Bcl2	Forward: AGCGTCAACAGGGAGATG Reverse: CCACAAAGGCATCCCAG	118
Cyclo A	Forward: GGCAAATGCTGGACCAAACAC Reverse: TTAGAGTTGTCCACAGTCGGAGATG	196

NLRP3: Nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3, ASC: Apoptosis associated speck-like protein