Table 1.

Forward and reverse primer sequences for each gene.

GENEs	Forward (F) and Reverse (R) Primer sequences
TNF-α	(F) TCT CTA ATC AGC CCT CTG GCC CAG G
	(R) TAC AAC ATG GGC TAC AGG CTT GTC AC
TGF-β	(F) TCG ACA TGG AGC TGG TGA AA
	(R) GAG CCT TAG TTT GGA CAG GAT CTG
IL-1β	(F) TGTGATGAAAGACGGCACAC
	(R) CTTCTTCTTTGGGTATTGTTTGG
IL-17α	(F) CTT CAC CCT GGA CTC TGA GC
	(R) CCT CAG CGT TGA CAC AGC
IL-21	(F) CAA AGG CCA GAT CAC CTT CTG
	(R) GCC CCT TTA CAT CTT GTG GA
IL-23	(F) TGT GGA CCA GCT TCA TAC CTC
	(R) TCT CCC AGT GGT GAT CCT CT
CD68	(F) TCT GAC CTT GCT GGT ACT GC
	(R) GAA GAG TGG CAG CCT TTT TG
CCL19	(F)CCCGTGTGACCCCACTACT
	(R)GTCTTCCGCATCGTTAGCAC
CCL21	(F)CCATCCCAGCAATCCTGTT
	(R)GGCTTCCTCAGGGTTTGC
CD40	(F)CATTCCCGTCGTGATGGT
	(R) GCCTCAGGGGGTAAGACC
CD40L	(F) TGAGGCCAACAGTAATGCAG
	(R)GAAGGTGACTTGGGTGTAGACAT