TABLE 1.

Real-Time PCR Primer Sequences

Target Gene	Forward Primer (5′→3′)	Reverse Primer (3′→5′)	Accession Number
IL-6	5′-ACAAGTGGGAGGCTTAATTACACAT-3′	3′-TTGCCATTGCACAACTCTTTTC-5′	NM_031168.1
TNFα	5′-CATCTTCTCAAAACTCGAGTGACAA-3′	3′-TGGGAGTAGATAAGGTACAGCCC-5′	NM_013693.3
MCP-1	5′-CCCACTCACCTGCTGCTACT-3′	3’-TCTGGACCCATTCCTTCTTG-5′	NM_011333.3
TLR-4	5′-TGACAGGAAACCCTATCCAGAGTT-3′	3′-TCTCCACAGCCACCAGATTCT-5′	NM_021297.2
CD14	5′-GGTACTGAGTATTGCCCAAGC-3′	3′-CTAGTCCTTGCAGCTGTACCC-5′	NM_009841.3
GAPDH	5′-AACTTTGGCATTGTGGAAGG-3′	3′-GGATGCAGGGATGATGTTCT-5′	NM_008084.2

Abbreviations: MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.