Table 4.

Details of the genes tested, and the primers used for RT-PCR.

Gene Names	NCBI Accession No.	Primers (5′->3′)	Sizes (bp)
IL-1β	NM_008361	Forward: GAAATGCCACCTTTTGACAGTG	116
		Reverse: TGGATGCTCTCATCAGGACAG
IL-6	NM_031168	Forward: CTGCAAGAGACTTCCATCCAG	131
		Reverse: AGTGGTATAGACAGGTCTGTTGG
TNF-α	NM_013693.2	Forward: GGGCTTCCAGAACTCCA	213
		Reverse: GCTACAGGCTTGTCACTCG
GAPDH	NM_008084	Forward: AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG	95
		Reverse: GGGGTCGTTGATGGCAACA