Table 1.

Primers used in this study.

Gene	Primer Sequences	Product size (bp)	Cycles
IL-1β	Forward: 5′- CAAAAATGCCTCGTGCTGTCT -3′	130	32
	Reverse: 5′- CAGGGATTTTGTCGTTGCTTG -3′
MMP3	Forward: 5′- TCCCTGAAACCGTCCAGAAG -3′	173	32
	Reverse: 5′- ATCCACCTTTGTGCCAATGC -3′
β-actin	Forward: 5′- CTATGAGGGTTACGCGCTCC-3′	141	28
	Reverse: 5′- ATGTCACGCACGATTTCCCT-3′

bp = base pair.