Table 1.

RT-PCR primers used.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
IL-1β	GGGCCTCAAAGGAAAGAATC	TACCAGTTGGGGAACTCTGC
IL-6	AGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGA	TCCACGATTTCCCAGAGAAC
IL-17	TCCAGAAGGCCCTCAGACTA	AGCATCTTCTCGACCCTGAA
TNF-α	CCCAGGGACCTCTCTCTAATC	ATGGGCTACAGGCTTGTCACT
IFN-γ	ACTGGCAAAAGGATGGTGAC	TGAGCTCATTGAATGCTTGG
MCP-1	CTTCTGTGCCTGCTGCTCAT	CGGAGTTTGGGTTTGCTTGTC
IL-4	ACGAGGTCACAGGAGAAGGGA	AGCCCTACAGACGAGCTCACTC
IL-10	ATAACTGCACCCACTTCCCA	GGGCATCACTTCTACCAGGT
IL-13	CGCAAGGCCCCCACTAC	TGGCGAAACAGTTGCTTTGT
GAPDH	AACTTTGGCATTGTGGAAGG	CACATTGGGGGTAGGAACAC