Table 1.

Sense and antisense primer sequences in quantitative RT-PCR

Gene name	Primer sequence
	Forward	Reverse
TLR2	5′-GCTCCTGCGAACTCCTATC-3′	5′-CAGCAGACTCCAGACACCA-3′
TLR4	5′-CCTGACACCAGGAAGCTTGAA-3′	5′-TCTGATCCATGCATTGGTAGGT-3′
TLR9	5′-GCCTCCGAGACAACTACCTA-3′	5′-CTGCTGACATCCAGTTTCTG-3′
RAGE	5′-ACATGTGTGTCT-GAGGGAAGC-3′	5′-AGCTCTGACCGCAGTGTAAAG-3′
IL-1β	5′-ATGTGCTGCTGCGAGATTTG-3′	5′-CTCAACTGTGAAATGCCACC-3′
TNF-α	5′-GGAAAGCATGATCCGAGATG-3′	5′-CAGTAGACAGAAGAGCGTGGTG-3′
HMGB1	5′-GGCGAGCATCCTGGCTTATC-3’	5′-GGCTGCTTGTCATCTGCTG-3′
β-actin	5′-TTGCTGACAGGATGCAGAAGGAG-3′	5′-ACTCCTGCTTGCTGATCCACATC-3′