Table 1:

The sequence of primers used in qRT-PCR

Gene	Primer -forward	Primer-reverse
ICAM-1	5’ TGT TTC CTG CCT CTG AAG C 3’	5’ CTT CGT TTG TGA TCC TCC G 3’
IL 6	5’ CCG GAG AGG AGA CTT CAC AG 3’	5’ GGA AAT TGG GGT AGG AAG GA 3’
IL 8	5’ CAC CTC AAG AAC ATC CAG AGC T 3’	5’ CAA GCA GAA CTG AAC TAC CAT CG 3’
TNF-alpha	5’ TAC TGA ACT TCG GGG TGA TTG GTC C 3’	5’ CAG CCT TGT CCC TTG AAG AGA ACC 3’
GAPDH	5’ ACC ACA GTC CAT GCC ATC AC 3’	5’ CAC CAC CCT GTT GCT GTA GCC 3’