Table 2.

List of primers used in this study.

Primer Name	Sequence	Reference
ACE2	Forward: 5′-GGAGTGATAGTGGTTGGCATTGTC-3′	*
	Reverse: 5′-GCTAATATCGATGGAGGCATAAGGA-3′
IL-6	Forward: 5′-TGCAGAAAAAGGCAAAGAAT-3′	[43]
	Reverse: 5′-CTGACCAGAAGAAGGAATGC-3′
IL-8	Forward: 5′-TGGGAACAAGAGGGCATCTG-3′	[43]
	Reverse: 5′-CCACCACTGCATCAAATTCATG-3′
CCL2	Forward: 5′-TTCATTCCCCAAGGGCTCGCTCA-3′	[42]
	Reverse: 5′-AGCACAGATCTCCTTGGCCACAA-3′
TNFα	Forward: 5′-CCTGGGGAACTCTTCCCTCTGGGG-3′	*
	Reverse: 5′-CAGGCGCCACCACGCTCTTC-3′
TBP	Forward: 5′-TGC ACA GGA GCC AAG AGT GAA-3′	[48]
	Reverse: 5′-CAC ATC ACA GCT CCC CAC CA-3′
YWHAZ	Forward: 5′-CCGCCAGGACAAACCAGTAT-3′	[48]
	Reverse: 5′-CAC ATC ACA GCT CCC CAC CA-3′
TOP1	Forward: 5′-GATGAACCTGAAGATGATGGC-3′	[48]
	Reverse: 5′-TCAGCATCATCCTCATCTCG-3′

* Gene specific primers were designed with Primer-BLAST http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/tools/primer-blast (accessed on 12 June 2021).