Table 1.

Primer sequences for RT-PCR assays.

Gene	Species	Sequence (5′-3′)
IL-1β	Mouse	Forward	GGGCCTCAAAGGAAAGAATC
		Reverse	TACCAGTTGGGGAACTCTGC
IL-1β	Rat	Forward	GTGCTGTCTGACCCATGTGA
		Reverse	CACAGGGATTTTGTCGTTGCT
MCP-1	Mouse	Forward	GAGGTCACTCCTATCCTCTGG
		Reverse	GCCATTTCCTCCGACTTTTCTC
MCP-1	Rat	Forward	AGCATCCACGTGCTGTCTC
		Reverse	GATCATCTTGCCAGTGAATGAG
TNF-α	Mouse	Forward	CCCAGGGACCTCTCTCTAATC
		Reverse	ATGGGCTACAGGCTTGTCACT
TNF-α	Rat	Forward	CTACTCCCAGGTTCTCTTCAA
		Reverse	GCTGACTTTCTCCTGGTATGA
β-Actin	Mouse	Forward	TATTGGCAACGAGCGGTTCC
		Reverse	GGCATAGAGGTCTTTACGGATGT
β-Actin	Rat	Forward	CAAGAAGGTGGTGAAGCAG
		Reverse	AAAGGTGGAAGAATGGGAG