Table 1.

The forward and reverse primer sequences of various mRNA genes.

Gene	Primer sequence	Amplicon size (bp)
β-Actin (housekeeping gene)	F: 5′-TCACCCTGAAGTACCCCATGGAG-3′	151
	R: 5′-TTGGCCTTGGGGTTCAGGGGG-3′
TNF-α	F: 5′-AAAATCCTGCCCTGTCACAC-3′	323
	R: 5′-GCTGAGGTTGGACGGATAAA-3′
iNOS	F: 5′-ATGGAACAGTATAAGGCAAACACC-3′	220
	R: 5-′GTTTCTGGTCGATGTCATGAGCAAAGG-3′
MMP-9	F: 5′-CTGGGCTTGATGCCTGTTT-3′	331
	R: 5′-TTGTGGTGGTGCCACTTGA-3′