Table 1.

The set of primers used for quantifications of apoptosis-related cytokine mRNA.

Cytokine	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer	Annealing Temp °C
TNF-α	AGACCCCAGCACCCAGGACTCG	GGAGATGCCATCTGTGTGAGTG	55
IL-1α	GATGCCTGAGACACCCAA	GAAAGTCAGTGATCGAGGG	53
IL-1β	CAAGGAGAGGAAAGAGACA	TGAGAAGTGCTGATGTACCA	53
IL-6	TCCAGAACGAGTATGAGG	CATCCGAATAGCTCTCAG	52
β-actin	CGCACCACTGGCATTGTC	TCCAAGGCGACGTAGCAG	55
IFN-α	ACACACACCTGGT	GATGACAGCAGAAATGA	52
IFN-β	RTCTGSAGCCAAT	CAGGCACACCTGT	52
IFN-γ	ATAACCAGGTCATTCAAAGG	ATTCTGACTTCTCTTCCGCT	55
IL-8	TGGGCCACACTGTGAAAAT	TCATGGATCTTGCTTCTCAGC	53
IL-10	TGCTGGATGACTTTAAGGG	AGGGCAGAAAGCGATGACA	53
IL-12	GAGGCCTGTTTACCACTGGA	CTCATAGATACTTCTAAGGCACAG	58
IL-4	TGCATTGTTAGCGTCTCCTG	AGGTCTTTCAGCGTACTTGT	56