Table 1.

RT‐PCR primers

Genes	Sequence 5′‐3′
Il‐6 forward	GCCAGAGTCATTCAGAGCAAT
Il‐6 reverse	CTTGGTCCTTAGCCACTCCT
TNF‐α forward	CACCACGCTCTTCTGTCTACTG
TNF‐α reverse	GCTACGGGCTTGTCACTCG
Galectin‐3 forward	CAACTGGCCCTAGTGCTTATC
Galectin‐3 reverse	CAGAGTGATACTGTTTGCGTTG
GAPDH forward	CGCTAACATCAAATGGGGTG
GAPDH reverse	TTGCTGACAATCTTGAGGGAG