Table 2.

Primers used for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).

Gene	Forward (5′ to 3′)	Reverse (5′ to 3′)
β-actin	AGC CAT GTA CGT AGC CAT CC	CTC TCA GCT GTG GTG GTG AA
TNF-α	ATG TGG AAC TGG CAG AGG AG	GGC CAT GGA ACT GAT GAG AG
IL-6	CCG GAG AGG AGA CTT CAC AG	ACA GTG CAT CAT CGC TGT TC
IL-1β	AGG CAG TGT CAC TCA TTG TG	GGA GAG CTT TCA GCT CAC AT
MCP-1	ATG CAG TTA ATG CCC CAC TC	TTC CTT ATT GGG GTC AGC AC
COX-2	ATC AGG TCA TCG GTG GAG AG	CTC GTC ATC CCA CTC AGG AT
iNOS	CAT TGG AAG TGA AGC GTT TC	CAG CTG GGC TGT ACA AAC CT