Table 1.

Gene-specific forward and reverse primer sequences of associated genes

Gene	Primer sequences
NF-κβ	Forward 5’- CCCACACTATGGATTTCCTACTTATGG-3’
	Reverse 5’- CCAGCAGCATCTTCACGTCTC-3’
TNF-α	Forward 5’- CCCAGGCAGTCAGATCATCTTC-3’
	Reverse 5’- AGCTGCCCCTCAGCTTGA-3’
IL6	Forward 5’- GGTACATCCTCGACGGCATCT-3’
	Reverse 5’- GAGGATACCACTCCCAACAGACC-3’
COX-2	Forward 5’- GGAGAGACTATCAAGATAGT-3’
	Reverse 5’- ATGGTCAGTAGACTTTTACA-3’
iNOS	Forward 5’- AATGGCAACATCAGGTCGGCCATCACT-3’
	Reverse 5’- CTGTGTGTGTCACAGAAGTCTCGAACTC-3’
GAPDH	Forward 5’- GAAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTC-3’
	Reverse 5’- GAAGATGGTGATGGGATTTC-3’

NF-κβ: Nuclear factor kappa beta, TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, IL-6: Interlukin-6, COX: Cyclooxygenase-2, iNOS: Inducible nitric oxide synthase, GAPDH: Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase