Table I.

Nucleotide base sequences of primers designed for the RT-qPCR assays.

Genes	Forward (5′→3′)	Reverse (5′→3′)
ACTB	GGGAAATCGTGCGTGACATT	TACCCAGGAAGGAAGGCTGG
CAT	ACAACTCCCAGAAGCCTAAGAATG	GGCTTGTGCCCTGCTTCATG
NOS2	CAAGGTCTACGTTCAAGACAT	AAAGTGGTAGCCACATCCCG
MnSOD	ATTAACGCGCAGATCATGCA	GGCTGAAGAGCAACCTGAGTT
HPRT1	CAGTCCCAGCGTCGTGATTAGT	ATCCAGCAGGTCAG

ACTB, actin beta; CAT, catalase; NOS2, nitric oxide synthase 2; MnSOD, manganese superoxide dismutase; HPRT1, hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1.