Table 1.

Primers for quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (qRT–PCR)

Gene	Forward primer (5′→3′)	Reverse primer (5′→3′)
CDKN1A	TGCCGAAGTCAGTTCCTTGT	GCATGGGTTCTGACGGACAT
STAT‐1	TACAAACCTCAAGCCAGCCT	GCAGTAACACGGGGATCTCA
IL‐6	TCAATATTAGAGTCTCAACCCCCA	GAGAAGGCAACTGGACCGAA
IL‐10	TGTTCTTTGGGGAGCCAACA	GGGCTCCCTGGTTTCTCTTC
TNF‐α	AGAACTCACTGGGGCCTACA	AGGAAGGCCTAAGGTCCACT
GAPDH	AGCCACATCGCTCAGACAC	GCCCAATACGACCAAATCC
MiR‐146a	TGGTACTGATGTGATGGACT	TCATATCACACAGCACCGAT
U6	CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA	AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT

CKDN1A = cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor 1A; STAT‐1 = signal transducer and activator of transcription 1; IL = interleukin; TNF = tumour necrosis factor; GAPDH = glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase; MIR‐146a = MiR‐146a.