TABLE 1.

Primers used in RT-PCR.

Primer sequences (5′-3′)
Gene	Forward	Reverse
IL-17	CCCCTTCACTTTCAGGGTCG	CCCCTTCACTTTCAGGGTCG
Foxp3	AGTCTGCAAGTGGCCTGGTT	TGCTCCAGAGACTGCACCAC
IFN-γ	CTGGAGGAACTGGCAAAAGGATGG	GACGCTTATGTTGTTGCTGATGGC
IL-β	CAACCAACAAGTGATATTCTCCATG	GATCCACACTCTCCAGCTGCA
iNOS	CAAGCACCTTGGAAGAGGAG	AAGGCCAAACACAGCATACC
TNF-α	ATGGCCTCCCTCTCAGTTC	TTGGTGGTTTGCTACGACGTG
β-Actin	AGGCATTGTGATGGACTCCG	AGCTCAGTAACAGTCCGCCTA

iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha.