TABLE 2.

Primer sequences used in quantitative polymerase chain reaction in this study.

Primer name	Sequence (5′ → 3′)
COX-2	Forward	ATTCCAAACCAGCAGACTCATA
	Reverse	CTTGAGTTTGAAGTGGTAACCG
NLRP3	Forward	CCAGACACTCATGTTGCCTGTTC
	Reverse	GAGGCTCCGGTTGGTGCTTA
IL-1β	Forward	CACTACAGGCTCCGAGATGAACAAC
	Reverse	TGTCGTTGCTTGGTTCTCCTTGTAC
IL-18	Forward	AGACCTGGAATCAGACAACTTT
	Reverse	TCAGTCATATCCTCGAACACAG
IL-6	Forward	ACAACCACGGCCTTCCCTACTT
	Reverse	CACGATTTCCCAGAGAACATGTG
TNF-α	Forward	AAGCCTGTAGCCCACGTCGTA
	Reverse	GGCACCACTAGTTGGTTGTCTTTG
β-Tubulin	Forward	GGGAGGTGATAAGCGATGAA
	Reverse	AGGGACATACTTGCCACCTG