Table 2.

The primer sequences used for real-time PCR assay.

Gene	Forward primer (5′–3′)	Reverse primer (5′–3′)
Human-GAPDH	GAAAGACAACCAGGCCATCAG	TCATGAATGCATCCTTTTTTGC
Human-IL-1β	CCCTGAACTCAACTGTGAAATAGCA	CCCAAGTCAAGGGCTTGGAA
Human-IL-6	ATTGTATGAACAGCGATGATGCAC	CCAGGTAGAAACGGAACTCCAGA
Human-TNF-α	TCAGTTCCATGGCCCAGAC	GTTGTCTTTGAtGATCCATGCCATT
Mouse-GAPDH	TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA	TTGCTGTTGAAGTCGCAGGAG
Mouse-IL-1β	TCCAGGATGAGGACATGAGCAC	GAACGTCACACACCAGCAGGTTA
Mouse-IL-6	CCACTTCACAAGTCGGAGGCTTA	CCAGTTTGGTAGCATCCATCATTTC
Mouse-TNF-α	TATGGCCCAGACCCTCACA	GGAGTAGACAAGGTACAACCCATC

PCR, polymerase chain reaction.