Table 1.

Primers used in real-time PCR analyses

Target gene		Primers sequences	Size (bp)
β-Actin	Forward	5′-GGGAAATCGTGCGTGAC-3′	176
	Reverse	5′-AGGCTGGAAAAGAGCCT-3′
IL-1β	Forward	5′-ATGTGCTGCTGCGAGATTTGA-3′	136
	Reverse	5′-TGCCACCTTTTGACAGTGATG-3′
IL-6	Forward	5′-TTGGGAGTGGTATCCTCTGTGAA-3′	88
	Reverse	5′-CCTTCTTGGGACTGATGCTGG-3′
TNF-α	Forward	5′-CACCCCGAAGTTCAGTAGACA-3′	184
	Reverse	5′-TCCCTCCAGAAAAGACACCAT-3’
Bax	Forward	5′-AGGATGCGTCCACCAAGA-3’	194
	Reverse	5′-AAAGTAGAAGAGGGCAACCAC-3’
Bcl-2	Forward	5′-CGGGAGAACAGGGTATGA-3’	149
	Reverse	5′-CAGGCTGGAAGGAGAAGAT-3’
NLRP3	Forward	5′-ATGTTGCCTGTTCTTCCA-3’	130
	Reverse	5′-GGGTCTCCCAGAGTATTG-3’
ASC	Forward	5′-AGCAAGAGTAAAAGGTGACCG-3’	103
	Reverse	5′-TTGAGTTCATCCCCTGACAAG-3’
Nrf2	Forward	5′-CAGTGCTCCTATGCGTGAA-3’	109
	Reverse	5′-GCGGCTTGAATGTTTGTC-3’
HO-1	Forward	5′-ACAGAGGAACACAAAGACCAG-3’	136
	Reverse	5′-GTGTCTGGGATGAGCTAGTG-3’
NQO1	Forward	5′-TACGATCCTCCCTCAACA-3’	108
	Reverse	5′-TACAGCAGCCTCCTTCAT-3’