Table 1.

Primer sequences used in this study

Species	Target genes		Sequences (5' - 3')
Rat	HMGA1	Forward	CGCTGGTAGGGAGTCAGAAG
		Reverse	CTCCAGTTTCTTGGGTCTGC
Rat	TNF-α	Forward	AGCATGATCCGAGATGTGGAA
		Reverse	TAGACAGAAGAGCGTGGTGGC
Rat	IL-1	Forward	GGGATGATGACGACCTGCTAG
		Reverse	ACCACTTGTTGGCTTATGTTCTG
Rat	IL-6	Forward	GTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGATG
		Reverse	ATACTGGTCTGTTGTGGGTGGT
Rat	STAT3	Forward	CACCCATAGTGAGCCCTTGGA
		Reverse	TGAGTGCAGTGACCAGGACAGA
Rat	COX-2	Forward	ACACTCTATCACTGGCATCC
		Reverse	GAAGGGACACCCTTTCACAT
Rat	GAPHD	Forward	GACATGCCGCCTGGAGAAAC
		Reverse	AGCCCAGGATGCCCTTTAGT
Mice	HMGA1	Forward	AGCAGGAAAAGGATGGGACT
		Reverse	CTCCAGTTTCTTGGGTCTGC
Mice	TNF-α	Forward	ACGGCATGGATCTCAAAGAC
		Reverse	GTGGGTGAGGAGCACGTAGT
Mice	IL-1	Forward	CTCGCAGCAGCACATCAACAAG
		Reverse	CCACGGGAAAGACACAGGTAG
Mice	IL-6	Forward	GAGGATACCACTCCCAACAGACC
		Reverse	AAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTCATACA
Mice	GAPHD	Forward	GACATGCCGCCTGGAGAAAC
		Reverse	AGCCCAGGATGCCCTTTAG