Table 1.

Primers used for RT-qPCR

Genes	Size of PCR product (bp)	Primers (5'–3')
NLRP3	235	Forward: CAGCAGATGGAGAGTGGCAAG Reverse: AAGCAGACACATCCGCCTTCT
NLRC4	140	Forward: CACTTGTCTGACATTGGAGAGGG Reverse: TTGTGAAGATTCTGAGCTAGGATTTTC
ASC	100	Forward: GGAAGGTCCTGACGGATGAG Reverse: CAGTTCCAGGCTGGTGTGAA
CASP-1	139	Forward: CAAGAATATGCCTGTTCCTGTGAT Reverse: GTCCTGGGAAGAGGTAGAAACATC
IL-1β	129	Forward: AGTGGCAATGAGGATGACTTGTT Reverse: GCTGTAGTGGTGGTCGGAGATT
IL-18	160	Forward: TGACCAAGTTCTCTTCATTGACCA Reverse: CTCACACTTCACAGAGATAGTTACAGCC
NFkB	118	Forward: GCTACACAGGACCAGGGACAGT Reverse: AGCTCAGCCTCATAGAAGCCATC
P2X7	246	Forward: GCATCACCACCTCAGAGCTGT Reverse: ACTGCCCTTCACTCTTCGGAA