Table 2.

Primers used for the analysis of mRNA levels by qRT-PCR.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
IL-6 (interleukin-6)	5′TGCAATAACCACCCCTGACC3′	5′AGCTGCGCAGAATGAGATGA3′
IL-8 (interleukin-8)	5′GGTGCAGTTTTGCCAAGGAG3′	5′TTCCTTGGGGTCCAGACA GA3′
MCP-2	5′GGGACTTGCTCAGCCAGATT3′	5′CATCTCTCCTT GGGGTCAGC3′
GM-CSF	5′GGGAGCATGTGAATGCCATC3′	5′GGCT CCTGGAGGTCAAACAT3′
RANTES	5′TTCCTGTATGACTCCCGGCT3′	5′GAAGCCTCCCAAGCTAGGAC3′
GAPDH (D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase)	5′TCTCCTCTGACTTCAACAGCGACA3′	5′CCCTGTTGCTGTAGCCAAATTCGT3′