Table 2.

Primer sequences used for real‐time PCR

Gene	Primer forward	Primer reverse
MCP‐1	5′‐GTTGGCTCAGCCAGATGCA‐3′	5′‐AGCGTACTCATTGGGATCATTTG‐3′
NF‐κB p65	5′‐ACTGCCGGGATGGCTACTAT‐3′	5′‐TCTGGATTCGCTGGCTAATGG‐3′
MMP‐1	5′‐GTGAATGGCAAGGAGATGATGG‐3′	5′‐ACGAGGATTGTTGTGAGTAATGG‐3′
TIMP‐1	5′‐CATCTCTGGCATCTGGCATCC‐3′	5′‐CGCTGGTATAAGGTGGTCTCG‐3′
GAPDH	5′‐TGAACGGGAAGCTCACTGG‐3′	5′‐TCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA‐3′