Table 1.

Primer sequences used for the qPCR analysis

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
GAPDH	5′-AGGGCTGCTTTTAACTCTGGT-3	5′-CCCCACTTGATTTTGGAGGGA
IL-6	5′-ACAACCACGGCCTTCCCTACTT	5′-CACGATTTCCCAGAGAACATGTG
MCP-1	5′-CCACTCACCTGCTGCTACTCAT	5′-TGGTGATCCTCTTGTAGCTCTCC
TNF-α	5′-CAGCCTCTTCTCCTTCCTGAT	5′-GCCAGAGGGCTGATTAGAGA
IL-1β	5′-AACCTGCTGGTGTGTGACGTTC	5′-CAGCACGAGGCTTTTTTGTTGT

Abbreviations: IL, interleukin; qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.