Table 1.

Primer Sequences

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
COX-2	5′-TTGCTGGCCGGGTTGCTGG-3′	5′-CAGGGAGAAGCGTTTGCGGT-3′
GAPDH	5′-AACTTTGGCATTGTGGAAGG-3′	5′-ATCCACAGTCTTCTGGGTGG-3′
IL-1β	5′-TGAAGAAGAGCCCATCCTCTGTGA-3′	5′-GGTCCGACAGCACGAGGCTT-3′
iNOS	5′-TCCAGAATCCCTGGACAAGCTGC-3′	5′-TGCAAGTGAAATCCGATGTGGCCT-3′
TNFα	5′-GCCCACGTCGTAGCAAACCACC-3′	5′-CCCATCGGCTGGCACCACTA-3′

COX-2 cyclooxygenase 2, GAPDH glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, IL-1β Interleukin 1β, iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase, TNFα tumor necrosis factor α