Table 2.

Genes and primer sequences used in the qRT-PCR assays.

Genes	Forward (5′-3′)	Reverse (5′-3′)	Product Size	GenBank ID	References
β-actin	GCGGAATCCACGAAACCACC	CTGTCAGCGATGCCAGGGTA	183 bp	AB270897.1	[56]
MHC-Ia	TTCTCACCAACAATGACGGG	AGGGATGATCAGGGAGAAGG	132 bp	CP003810.1	[57]
MHC-II	AGTGTGGGGAAGTTTGTTGGAT	ATGGTGACTGGAGAGAGGCG	156 bp	JN967618.1	[57]
TNFα	CTCAGAGTCTATGGGAAGCAG	GCAAACACGCCAAAGAAGGT	216 bp	NM_001279533	[57]
IFN-γ	CCAACAACTCAGGCTCGCTA	TGCTCATGGTAGCGGTGTTT	100 bp	KF294754.1	[56]
CD4	AAGAAACAGATGCGGGAGAGT	AGCAGAGGGAACGACAGAGAC	100 bp	XM_005455473.3	[58]
IL-1β	AACACTGACAGAACAACTGCGAACA	TCGCAGTTGTTCTGTCAGTGTTGTT	124 bp	XM_019365844	[57]