Table 1.

Sequence of primers used for quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR).

Genes	Species	Sequence (5’ → 3’)
TNFα	Rat	(Forward)-AAATGGGCTCCCTCTCATCAGTTC (Reverse)-TCTGCTTGGTGGTTTGCTACGAC
IL-1β	Rat	(Forward)-TCGTGCTGTCTGACCCATGT (Reverse)-ACAAAGCTCATGGAGAATACCACTT
IL-18	Rat	(Forward)-ACGGAGCATAAATGACCAAGTTC (Reverse)-TCTGGGATTCGTTGGCTGTT
ANP	Rat	(Forward)-GGGAAGTCAACCCGTCTCA (Reverse)-GGCTCCAATCCTGTCAATCC
BNP	Rat	(Forward)-CTCCAGAACAATCCACGATG (Reverse)-ACAGCCCAAGCGACTGACT
GAPDH	Rat	(Forward)-CCAAGGTCATCCATGACAACTT (Reverse)-AGGGGCCATCCACAGTCTT