Table 1.

List of RT-PCR primers used for the amplification of TNF-α, IL-6, COX-2, iNOS, caspase-3, proNGF, p53, bax and bcl-2

S. no	Gene name	Forward	Reverse
1	TNF-α	5′-CCCAGACCCTCACACTCAGAT-3′	5′-TTGTCCCTTGAAGAGAACCTG-3′
2	IL-6	5′-AAGTTTCTCTCCGCAAGATACTTCCAGCCA-3′	5′-AGGCAAATTTCCTGGTTATATCCA GTTT-3′
3	COX-2	5′-CCATGTCAAAACCGTGGTGAATG-3′	5′-ATGGGAGTTGGGCAGTCATCAG-3′
4	iNOS	5′-CTCCATGACTCTCAGCACAGAG-3′	5′-GCACCGAAGATATCCTCATGAT-3′
5	Caspase-3	5′-TTAATAAAGGTATCCATGGAGAACACT-3′	5′-TTAGTGATAAAAATAGAGTTCTTTTGTGAG-3′
6	proNGF	5′-CTTCAGCATTCCCTTGACAC-3′	5′-TGAGCACACACACGCAGGC-3′
7	p53	5′-TAACAGTTCCTGCATGGGCGGC-3′	5′-AGGACAGGCACAAACACGCACC-3′
8	Bcl-2	5′-CACCCCTGG CATCTTCTCCTT-3′	5′-AGCGTCTTCAGAGACAGCCAG-3′
9	Bax	5′-TGG AGCTGCAGAGGATGATTG-3′	5′-GAAGTTGCCGTCAGAAAACATG-3′
10	GAPDH	5′-TCCCTCAAGATTGTCAGCAA-3′	5′-AGATCCACAACGGATACATT-3′