Table 1.

Primer sequences used for RT-PCR.

	Forward	Reverse
CD40	5'-CAGAGTTCACTGAAACGGAATGCC-3'	5'-TGCCTGCCTGTTGCACAACC-3'
IL-1β	5'-CTTATTACAGTGGCAATGAGGATG-3'	5'-CTTTCAACACGCAGGACAGGTACA-3'
IL-18	5'-CCAGTAGAAGACAATTGCATCAAC-3'	5'-TCTTATTATCATGTCCTGGGACAT-3'
Caspase-1	5'-CACCACGGCAGGCCTGGATGATGAT-3'	5'-TCAAACATCTGGAAATTACCTTAATAT-3'
Caspase-5	5'-TAGACTCTTTGCGAAAGAATCGCGTGGCTCAT-3'	5'-CACCTCTGCAGGCCTGGACAATGATGAC-3'
NALP1	5'-CAGCTGCCTGACACATCTGGACGC-3'	5'-GACTATGCGAGGTTCTTGGGTATC-3'
NALP3	5'-AACAGCCACCTCACTTCCAG-3'	5'-GACGTAAGGCCAGAATTCAC-3'
MCP-1	5'-GCTCATAGCAGCCACCTTCATTC-3'	5'-GTCTTCGGAGTTTGGGTTTGC-3'