Table I.

Primer sequences and product sizes.

Gene name	Primer sequences (5′-3′)	Product size (bp)
TLR2		167
Sense	5′-CAGTCCCAAAGTCTAAAGTCG-3′
Antisense	5′-TCTACGGGCAGTGGTGAAA-3′
TLR4		151
Sense	5′-TGGGTCAAGGAACAGAAGCA-3′
Antisense	5′-TCACACTGACCACTGACACA-3′
RAGE		187
Sense	5′-CGGGACTCTTTACACTGCG-3′
Antisense	5′-CCTTCAGGCTCAACCAACA-3′
NF-κB		112
Sense	5′-GGACCTATGAGACCTTCAAGAG-3′
Antisense	5′-ACAGAAGTTGAGTTTCGGGTAG-3′
AIM2		382
Sense	5′-CACACTCGACGTGGCAGATAGGAC-3′
Antisense	5′-CAGCACCGTGACAACAAGTGG-3′
ASC		121
Sense	5′-CACCAGCCAAGACAAGATGA-3′
Antisense	5′-CTCCAGGTCCATCACCAAGT-3′
Caspase-1		190
Sense	5′-AACAGAACAAAGAAGATGGCACA-3′
Antisense	5′-CCAACCCTCGGAGAAAGAT-3′
GAPDH		150
Sense	5′-TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA-3′
Antisense	5′-TTGCTGTTGAAGTCGCAGGAG-3′

TLR, Toll-like receptor; RAGE, receptor for advanced glycation end products; NF, nuclear factor; ASC, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD.