Table 1.

Primers used for RT–PCR analysis of gene expression

Gene	Forward (5’—3’)	Reverse (5’—3’)
GAPDH	AAGGTCATCCCAGAGCTGAA	CTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTGA
p16INK4a	CCCAACGCCCCGAACT	GCAGAAGAGCTGCTACGTGAA
p21 Cip1	GTCAGGCTGGTCTGCCTCCG	CGGTCCCGTGGACAGTGAGCAG
IL−1β	TGGACCTTCCAGGATGAGGACA	GTTCATCTCGGAGCCTGTAGTG
TNFα	GGTGCCTATGTCTCAGCCTCTT	GCCATAGAACTGATGAGAGGGAG