Table 2.

List of primers used for RT-PCR.

Gene	Sense primer (5′–3′)	Antisense primer (5′–3′)
iNOS	5′-ATGTCCGAAGCAAACATCAC-3′	5′-TAATGTCCAGGAAGTAGGTG-3′
COX-2	5′-GGAGAGACTATCAAGATAGT-3′	5′-ATGGTCAGTAGACTTTTACA-3′
MMP-9	5′-CCTGTGTGTTCCCGTTCATCT-3′	5′ -CGCTGGAATGATCTAAGCCCA-3′
TNF	5′-TCAGCCTCTTCTCATTCCTG-3′	5′-TGAAGAGAAC-CTGGGAGTAG-3′
IL-1β	5′-TGCAGAGTTCCCCAACTGGTACA-3′	5′-GTGCTGCCTAATGTCCCCTT-G-3′
IL-6	5′-CCGGAGAGGAGACTTCACAG-3′	5′-TCCACGATTTCCCAG-AGAAC-3′
β-actin	5′-GATCCGTGAAGATCAAGATCATTGCT-3′	5′-TGATCTTCATTTTTTACGCGTGAATT-3′