Table I.

Forward and reverse upstream primers used in the present study.

Protein	Upstream primers, F	Upstream primers, R
TLR4	CGCTTTCAGCTTTGCCTTCA	CTCCAGAAGATGTGCCTCCC
MyD88	GCTGACTTGGAGCCTGATTCT	ATGGGTGGGTGGGAGTAAA
TRAF-6	AGAGGAATCACTTGGCACGG	TCTGCGTTTCCATTT TGGCG
LOX-1	CCTCACCTGGAAGCTAAACG	CCTGCTCTTTGGATTTCTCG
HMGB1	ATGGGCAAAGGAGATCCTA	ATTCATCATCATCATCTTCT
GAPDH	CTGAGCACTCTCCCTCACAATTC	GTGCAGCGAACTTTATTGATGGT

TLR4, Toll-like receptor 4; HMGB1, high mobility group box protein 1; MyD88, myeloid differentiation factor 88; TRAF-6, TNF receptor-associated factor 6; LOX-1, lectin-type oxidized LDL receptor 1; F, forward; R, reverse.