Table 1. Primer sequences used to analyse the mRNA levels of genes of interest and reference genes.

	Forward (5’-3’)	Reverse (3’-5’)
IL-6	CCACCTCAAATGGACCACTACTC	TTTTCAGGGCAGAGATTTTGC
TNF-α	AAAGGACATCATGAGCACTGAAAG	GGGCCCCCTGCCTTCT
CD68	CTTTGGGCCAAGTTTCTCTTGT	AAGAGGCCGAGGAGGATCAG
IL-1β	CGGCAATGAGAATGACCTGT	GCTTCTCCACAGCCACAATG
Haptoglobin	AGAAAGCAGCCTGTGGAGAT	AGCCAGACACATAACCCACA
NF-kB	GCTTTGTGACAAGGTGCAGA	ACGATCATCTGTGTCTGGCA
FGF-21	GATGATGCCCAGGAGACAGA	AAGTGGAGCGATCCGTACAG
ATF4	TGGTCTCAGACAACAGCAAG	AGCTCATCTGGCATGGTTTC
RPL32	AGCCATCTACTCGGCGTCA	TCCAATGCCTCTGGGTTTC