Table 1.

The primer sequences used for RT‐PCR

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
iNOS	5′‐CCTTACGAGGCGAAGAAGGACAG‐3′	5′‐CAGTTTGAGAGAGGAGGCTCCG‐3′
COX‐2	5′‐GAGAGATGTATCCTCCCACAGTCA‐3′	5′‐GACCAGGCACCAGACCAAAG‐3′
TNF‐α	5′‐GTCAGATCATCTTCTCGA ACC‐3′	5′‐CAGATAGATGGGCTCATACC‐3′
IL‐6	5′‐GACAGCCACTCACCTCTTCA‐3′	5′‐TTCACCAGGCAAGTCTCCTC‐3′