Table 1. Oligonucleotide primers used for Real-time PCR.

Gene product	Primer Sequence	Amplicon size
IL-8	Forward: 5′AAACCACCGGAAGGAACCAT3′	117 bp
	Reverse: 5′GCCAGCTTGGAAGTCATGT3′
TNF-α	Forward: 5′CAGAGGGAAGAGTTCCCCAG3′	653 bp
	Reverse: 5′CCTTGGTCTGGTAGGAGACG3′
IL-1β	Forward: 5′GCACGATGCACCTGTACGAT3′	70 bp
	Reverse: 5′AGACATCACCAAGCTTTTTTGCT3′
GAPDH	Forward: 5′ GATCATCAGCAATGCCTCC3′	420 bp
	Reverse: 5′ TCCACGATACCAAAGTTGTC3′