TABLE 1.

Primer oligonucleotide sequences.

Gene	Primers
Mouse TNF-α	F:5′-ACGGCATGGATCTCAAAGAC-3′
	R:5′-GTGGGTGAGGAGCACGTAGT-3′
Mouse IL-6	F:5′-CTGCAAGAGACTTCCATCCAGTT-3′
	R:5′-GAAGTAGGGAAGGCCGTGG-3′
Mouse MCP-1	F:5′-ACCTGCTGCTACTCATTCAC-3′
	R:5′-CATTCAAAGGTGCTGAAGAC-3′
Mouse β-actin	F:5′-AGCTTACTGCTCTGGCTCCTAGC-3′
	R:5′-ACTCATCGTACTCCTGCTTGCT-3′
Rat NLRP3	F:5′-CGGTGACCTTGTGTGTGCTT-3′
	R:5′-TCATGTCCTGAGCCATGGAAG-3′
Rat IL-1β	F:5′-CCTATGTCTTGCCCGTGGAG-3′
	R:5′-CACACACTAGCAGGTCGTCA-3′
Rat Caspase-1	F:5′-GAACAAAGAAGGTGGCGCAT-3′
	R:5′-AGACGTGTACGAGTGGGTGT-3′
Rat IL-18	F:5′-ACCACTTTGGCAGACTTCACT-3′
	R:5′-ACACAGGCGGGTTTCTTTTG-3′
Rat GAPDH	F:5′- CTGGAGAAACCTGCCAAGTATG-3′
	R:5′-GGTGGAAGAATGGGAGTTGCT-3′

Abbreviations: TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-6, interleukin- 6; IL-1β, interleukin- 1β.