Table 1.

Primers used in the studies.

Gene	Forward primers	Reverse primers
TNF-α	TACTCCCAGGTTCTCTTCAAGG	GGAGGCTGACTTTCTCCTGGTA
IL-18	AAACCCGCCTGTGTTCGA	TCAGTCTGGTCTGGGATTCGT
IL-1β	CACCTCTCAAGCAGAGCACAG	GGGTTCCATGGTGAAGTCAAC
IL-6	GAGTTGTGCAATGGCAATTC	ACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGCAG
Inos	AGGCCACCTCGGATATCTCT	GCTTGTCTCTGGGTCCTCTG
β-Actin	AAGTCCCTCACCCTCCCAAAAG	AAGCAATGCTGTCACCTTCCC

Note: TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; IL, interleukin; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase.