Table 1.

Primer sequences used for real-time PCR

Specific primers	Direction	Sequence
β-Actin	Forward	5′-TTCGAGCAAGAGATGGCCA-3′
	Reverse	5′-CACAGGACTCCATGCCCAG-3′
TIM-3	Forward	5′-CCATCAGAATAGGCATCTACATC-3′
	Reverse	5′-CCATCAGAATAGGCATCTACATC-3′