Table 1.

Primers used in the study.

Gene names	Primer sequence
IL-1β	Forward: 5’-ACGCTTACCATGTGAGCTG-3’ Reverse: 5’-GCCACAGGGATTTTGTCGTT-3’
iNOS	Forward: 5’-GACGAGACGGATAGGCAGAG-3’ Reverse: 5’-CACATGCAAGGAAGGGAACT-3’
IL-6	Forward: 5’-AGCCAGAGTCCTTCAGAGAG-3’ Reverse: 5’-AGGAGAGCATTGGAAATTGGGG-3’
CCL2	Forward: 5’-CTGCTGTTCACAGTTGCCG-3’ Reverse: 5’-GCACAGACCTCTCTCTTGAGC-3’
CCL3	Forward: 5’-AGATTCCACGCCAATTCATC-3’ Reverse: 5’-CCCAGGTCTCTTTGGAGTCA-3’
IFN-γ	Forward: 5’-ATCAGGCCATCAGCAACAA-3’ Reverse: 5’-ACCTGTGGGTTGTTGACCTC-3’
TNFα	Forward: 5’-CGGGCAGGTCTACTTTGGAG-3’ Reverse: 5’-ACCTGGACATTACGACCCT-3’
MMP-9	Forward: 5’-AGACGACATAGACGGCATCC-3’ Reverse: 5’-TGGGACACATAGTGGGAGGT-3’
ZO-1	Forward: 5’-CCACCTCGCACGCATCACAG-3’ Reverse: 5’-TGGTCCTTCACCTCTGAGCACTAC-3’
PAR-1	Forward: 5’-AGCAGACCATCTACATTCCAGCATTG-3’ Reverse: 5’-TGAGTGTTCATCCATAGCAGAAGAGC-3’
ICAM-1	Forward: 5’-ACCCAACTGGAAGCTGTTTG-3’ Reverse: 5’-CACACTCTCCGGAAACGAAT-3’
GAPDH	Forward: 5’-GCCAAGGCTGTGGGCAAGGT-3’ Reverse: 5’-TCTCCAGGCGGCACGCAGA-3’