Table 1.

Primer sequences for RT-PCR analysis.

cDNA	Forward primer	Reverse primer
miR-149	5′-CCCTCACTTCTGTGCCAC-3′	5′- GTGCAGGGTCCGAGGT-3′
FoxO3	5′- CTGGACGGAGTAGCTCCA AG-3′	5′ - TCAGCATCTCCTCGGTCTCT-3′
NLRP3	5′-GAAAACGGATCCAGATGAAGATGGCA-3′	5′-TTCCACTCGAGCCAAGAAGGCTCAAAGACG-3′
Caspase-1	5′- ATCCACGAGCAGAGTCAAAG-3′	5′- CCTGGTCAACTGTCACAAAAC-3′
IL-1β	5′-CCTTGTCGAGAATGGGCAGT- 3′	5′- TTCTGTCGACAATGCTGCCT- 3′
IL-18	5′-TACTACCGAAACTTGGACC -3′	5′-CTCAAACTACCTTCTCCG- 3′
U6	5′-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3′	5′-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3′
β-actin	5′-ACAACTTTGGTATCGTGGAAGG-3′	5′-GCCATCACGCCACAGTTTC-3′

RT-PCR – real-time polymerase chain reaction; IL – interleukin.