Table 4.

Primers used to evaluate gene expression by RT-PCR.

Gene	Accession Number	Forward Primer (5′-3′)	Reverse Primer (5′-3′)	References
IL-1β	AJ557021	ACATTGCCAACCTCATCATCG	TTGAGCAGGTCCTTGTCCTTG	[75]
IL-10	NM001246350	CGACTTTAAATCTCCCATCGAC	GCATTGGACGATCTCTTTCTT	[76]
COX-2	AJ238307	ATCCTTACTCACTACAAAGG	GCTGGTCCTTTCATGAAGTCTG	[77]
TGF-β	X99303	AGATAAATCGGAGAGTTGCTGTG	CCTGCTCCACCTTGTGTTGT	[78]
TCR-β	AF329700	TCACCAGCAGACTGAGAGTCC	AAGCTGACAATGCAGGTGAATC	[79]
EF-1α	AF498320	ACCCTCCTCTTGGTCGTTTC	TGATGACACCAACAGCAACA	[79]
18S	AF308735	GATCCATTGGAGGGCAAGTCT	CGAGCTTTTTAACTGCAGCAACTTT	[80]