Table 1.

Primer sequences for qRT-PCR experiments.

Gene	Accession number	Forward	Reverse
IL-1B	NM_031512	5′-GTGCTGTCTGACCCATGT-3′	5′-TTGTCGTTGCTTGTCTCTCC-3′
IL-6	NM_012589	5′-CAGAGCAATACTGAAACCCTAGT-3′	5′-CCTTCTGTGACTCTAACTTCTCC-3′
Mmp9	NM_031055	5′-GAACTCACACAACGTCTTTCAC-3′	5′-GGAGGTCATAGGTCACGTAGG-3′
Mmp3	NM_133523	5′-CTATTCCTGGTTGCTGCTCAT-3′	5′-CTGTGGAGGACTTGTAGACTG−3′
Ywhaz	NM_013011	5′-GAAGAGTCGTACAAAGACAGCA-3′	5′-GCTTCTGCTTCGTCTCCTTG-3′

IL, interleukin; Mmp9, matrix metalloproteinase-9; Mmp3, matrix metalloproteinase-3; Ywhaz, tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, zeta.