Table 3.

Primer sequences used for gene expression analyses of immune genes.

Gene	Abbreviation	GenBank ID	Primer sequence (5′–3′)	Amplicon (bp)	References
β-actin	β-act	AJ493428	ACCCAGTCCTGCTCACAGAG CGGAGTCCATGACAATACCAGTG	165	This study
Interleukin 1 beta	IL-1β	AJ311925	ATCTGGAGGTGGTGGACAAA AGGGTGCTGATGTTCAAACC	106	Sepulcre et al.93
Interleukin 6	IL-6	AM490062	ACTTCCAAAACATGCCCTGA CCGCTGGTCAGTCTAAGGAG	170	Sepulcre et al.93
Interleukin 8	IL-8	AM490063	GTCTGAGAAGCCTGGGAGTG GCAATGGGAGTTAGCAGGAA	110	Sepulcre et al.93
Interleukin 10	IL-10	DQ821114	CGACCAGCTCAAGAGTGATG AGAGGCTGCATGGTTTCTGT	199	Sepulcre et al.93
Tumor necrosis factor alfa	TNF-α	DQ200910	AGCCACAGGATCTGGAGCTA GTCCGCTTCTGTAGCTGTCC	112	Sepulcre et al.93
Transforming growth factor beta	TGF-β	AM421619	GACCTGGGATGGAAGTGGAT CAGCTGCTCCACCTTGTGTTG	225	Faliex et al.94