Table 1.

Primer sequences for the genes of interest and reference gene.

Primers	Direction	Sequences
TNF-$\mathsf{\alpha }$	Forward	5′-AGCAAACCACCAAGTGGAGGA-3′
	Reverse	5′-GCTGGCACCACTAGTTGGTTGT-3′
CCL-2	Forward	5′-GAAGGAATGGGTCCAGACAT-3′
	Reverse	5′-ACGGGTCAACTTCACATTCA-3′
IL-6	Forward	5′-GCTACCAAACTGGATATAATCAGGA-3′
	Reverse	5′-CCAGGTAGCTATGGTACTCCAGAA-3′
IL-10	Forward	5′-ACTGGCATGAGGATCAGCAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-CTCCTTGATTTCTGGGCCAT-3′
18s	Forward	5′-GCAATTATTCCCCATGAACG-3′
	Reverse	5′-GGCACTTAATCAACGCAAGC-3′

TNF-$\alpha$, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; CCL-2, C-C motif chemokine ligand-2; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-10, interleukin-10; 18 s, 18 s rRNA.