Table I.

Primer sequences of inflammation-associated cytokines used for polymerase chain reaction in the present study.

Target gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
Caspase-3	5′-GTCCCACT-GTCTGTCTCA-3′	5′-GAATGTCATCTCCGCTCTG-3′
Caspase-8	5′-AGACATAACCCAACTCCG-3′	5′-TCATCAGGCACTCCTTTC-3′
Caspase-9	5′-AATCCTGCTTGGGTATCAGG-3′	5′-GAGACCCAGTCTCAGGGAAA-3′
Apaf-1	5′-ACTTGTCGGCCCTGCGCATC-3′	5′-GGGGCGAACGACTAAGCGGG-3′
β-actin	5′-GTGGGCGCCCAGGCACCA-3′	5′-CTCCTTAATGTCACGCACGATTT-3′

Apaf-1, apoptotic protease activating factor 1.