Table 1. Primers used in the study.

Target	Primer		Reference
	Forward	Reverse
IFN-α	5′- GCTGAATGACCTGGAAGCCTGTG -3′	5′- GGGAGGTTGTCAGAGCAGAAATC-3′	Verma et al., 2012 [14]
IFN-β	5′-AAGGAGGACGCCG CATTGAC-3′	5′-ATAGACATTAGCCAGGAGGTTC-3′	Self-designed
IFN-γ	5′- TCGTTTTGGGTTCTCTTGGC-3′	5′-TCCGCTACATCTGAATGACC-3′	Self-designed
IRF5	5′-CAGGACGGAGATAACACCAT-3′	5′-GGTGTATTTCCCTGTCTCCT-3′	Self-designed
IRF7	5′-AAAACCAACTTCCGCTGC-3′	5′-GCCTCAGTCTGGTCCGTGC-3′	Self-designed
β-actin	5′- CGGCATCGTCACCAACTGG-3′	5′- ACGTTGCTATCCAGGCTGTGC-3′	Verma et al., 2012 [14]
IFI44	5′-GAGAGATGTGAGCCTGTGAGG-3′	5′-TTTTCCTTGTGCACAGTTGAT-3′	Self-designed
FCγR1	5′-CTT CTC CTT CTA TGT GGG CAG T-3′	5’-GCT ACC TCG CAC CAG TAT GAT-3′	Zhang et al., 2014 [15]