Table 1. Nucleotide sequences of the specific primers used for PCR amplification.

Gene	Primer sequence (5′-3′)
IFN-α	F: AGTGCTGACAAGAACCCAAG
	R: TGAGCAATGTGGCAATCCTT
IFN-β	F: TCGAAGACTTACCAGAAACT
	R: TGCAGTAGATTCACTACCAG
IFN-γ	F: TCGGCTGACCTAGAGAAGAC
	R: ATGCAGTGTGTAGCGTTCAT
IL-1α	F: ATCAAGATGGCCAAAGTTCC
	R: TGTGCAAGTCTCATGAAGTG
IL-6	F: CTGCAGTGTGTATTGAGTCT
	R: TTTCGGAGAGAGGTACAAAC
IL-12	F: CCATCGCTTCTCTCATATTC
	R: CTTCTGCTAACACATTGAGG
IL-17	F: CCAGGCAGCCTAAACAGAGA
	R: TGGAGGGCAGACAATTCTGA
β-actin	F: GCTCCTCCTGAGCGCAAG
	R: CATCTGCTGGAAGGTGGACA