Table I.

Sequences of primers used for polymerase chain reaction.

Gene name	Sequence
TNF-α	Forward, 5′-GGCGATTACAGACACAACT-3′
	Reverse, 5′-TCCAGACTTCCTTGAGACA-3′
IL-4	Forward, 5′-CCTCTGTTCTTCCTGCTAG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-CTCTGGTTGGCTTCCTTC-3′
IL-6	Forward, 5′-GTGAGGAACAAGCCAGAG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-TGACCAGAAGAAGGAATGC-3′
IL-8	Forward, 5′-TGGCATCTTCACTGATTCTTG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-TCAGTGCATAAAGACATACTCC-3′
IL-10	Forward, 5′-GCCCAGCCCACCTCCACTCC-3′
	Reverse, 5′-TGGGCTACGTGACCTATGAC-3′
IL-1β	Forward, 5′-GTGCTGACGCTAACTGACC-3′
	Reverse, 5′-GCACCCATGGCAGAAGGAGGAG-3′
IL-17A	Forward, 5′-ATGCACAGCCACCGCGACTT-3′
	Reverse, 5′-CTTCATGACTGCCTCCAAGTAG-3′
β-actin	Forward, 5′-AGCCTTCTCCATGGTCGTGA-3′
	Reverse, 5′-CGGAGTCAACGGATTTGGTC-3′

TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IL, interleukin.