Table 2.

Primers used in real-time RT-PCR analysis

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
NLRP1	GTTGCAAGTCCCTTCAGCTC	CATCTCTGTTTCCGAGCACA
ASC	GCAATGTGCTGACTGAAGGA	TGTTCCAGGTCTGTCACCAA
Caspase 1	GCTTGAAAGACAAGCCCAAG	CCTTTCAGTGGTTGGCATCT
NF-ĸB	GGCTGACCTGAGTCTTCTGG	GATAAGGAGTGCTGCCTTGC
IL-6	CCGGAGAGGAGACTTCACAG	ACAGTGCATCATCGCTGTTC
eNOS	CGAGATATCTTCAGTCCCAAGC	GTGGATTTGCTGCTCTCTAGG
TLR4	AGCTTTGGTCAGTTGGCTCT	CAGGATGACACCATTGAAGC
P2X7R	GTGGAGACGGTGAAGGTGTT	AACGACACCTTTGGGTCTTG
β-actin	GCCCCCGGTTTCTATAAATTG	GTCGAACAGGAGGAGCAGAGA