Table 1. Prime sets (QuantiTect Primer Assay, QIAGEN) used in real-time RT-PCR.

Gene name	Assay name
iNOS (Nitric oxide synthase 2, inducible)	Mm_LOC673161_1_SG
COX-2 (Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2)	Mm_Ptgs2_1_SG
TNF-α (Tumor necrosis factor alpha)	Mm_Tnf_1_SG
NF-κB (Nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells)	Mm_Nfkb1_1_SG
IL-1β (Interleukin 1 beta)	Mm_Il1b_2_SG
IL-6 (Interleukin 6)	Mm_Il6_1_SG
IL-10 (Interleukin 10)	Mm_Il10_1_SG
Gapdh (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase)	Mm_Gapdh_3_SG