Table I.

Primer sequences used for the qPCR.

Gene	Primer	Sequence
iNOS	Forward	5'-CAGCTGGGCTGTACAAACCTT-3'
	Reverse	5'-CATTGGAAGTGAAGCGTTTCG-3'
TNF-α	Forward	5'-GCCTCCCTCTCATCAGTTCTA-3'
	Reverse	5'-GGCAGCCTTGTCCCTTG-3'
IL-1β	Forward	5'-GGGCTGCTTCCAAACCTTTG-3'
	Reverse	5'-GCTTGGGATCCACACTCTCC-3'
IL-6	Forward	5'-AGTTGTGCAATGGCAATTCTGA-3'
	Reverse	5'-AGGACTCTGGCTTTGTCTTTCT-3'
β-actin	Forward	5'-TGCTGTCCCTGTATGCCTCT-3'
	Reverse	5'-TTTGATGTCACGCACGATTT-3'

iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IL, interleukin.