Table 1.

Primers for real-time PCR

Gene name	GenBank accession number	Sequence	Amplicon length
Interleukin-4	NM_201270	F 5′CGTCACTGACTGTAGAGAGC 3′	111 bp
		R 5′GGGCTGTCGTTACATCCG 3′
Interleukin-10	NM_012854	F 5′CACTGCTATGTTGCCTGCTCTTAC 3′	102 bp
		R 5′GGGTCTGGCTGACTGGGAAG 3′
Interleukin-13	NM_053828	F 5′CTTGCCTTGGTGGTCTTG 3′	111 bp
		R 5′TCTTCTGGTCTTGTGTGATG 3′
Tumor necrosis factor α	NM_012675.3	F 5′GCCGATTTGCCACTTCATAC 3′	200 bp
		R 5′GGACTCCGTGATGTCTAAGTAC 3′
Interferon γ	NM_138880	F 5′TCAGCAACAACATAAGTGTCATCG 3′	193 bp
		R 5′TTCCGCTTCCTTAGGCTAGATTC 3′
Arginase I	NM_007482	F 5′TTGATGTTGATGGACTGGAC 3′	255 bp
		R 5′TCTCTGGCTTATGATTACCTTC 3′
Agmatinase	NM_001048185	F 5′CGTCAATCTCTACAACCTTCAG 3′	116 bp
		R 5′GATATGTGATGGTATGGTCTCC 3′
Ornithine decarboxylase	NM_012615.2	F 5′CACTGTTGCTGCTGCTTCTAC 3′	134 bp
		R 5′CATCCTGCTCCTCCACTTCTG 3′
Spermidine synthase	NM_053464	F 5′CGTGGGCGATGGCTTTGAG 3′	75 bp
		R 5′GGGTCTGAGGAGTCGGTGATG 3′
Spermine synthase	NM_001033899	F 5′AGATGAAGTGGTGTATGACGAAGAC 3′	196 bp
		R 5′ATCGCCGCCTCCCAGAATC 3′
Nitric oxide synthase 2	NM_012611	F 5′AAGAGACGCACAGGCAGAG 3′	123 bp
		R 5′CAGGCACACGCAATGATGG 3′
Nerve growth factor	XM_227525.3	F 5′AGCGTAATGTCCATGTTGTTCTAC 3′	79 bp
		R 5′TGCTATCTGTGTACGGTTCTGC 3′
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor	NM_012513	F 5′ATTAGGTGGCTTCATAGGAGAC 3′	178 bp
		R 5′GAACAGAACAGAACAGAACAGG 3′
Ribosomal protein L13A	NM_173340	F 5′AGGTGGTGGTTGTACGCTGTG 3′	102 bp
		R 5′GGTTGGTGTTCATCCGCTTTCG 3′
β-Actin	NM_031144	F 5′ACTATCGGCAATGAGCGGTTCC 3′	148 bp
		R 5′CTGTGTTGGCATAGAGGTCTTTACG 3′

F, Forward; R, reverse.