Table A1.

Sequences for primers used for measuring gene expression. HPRT: hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase; CHOP: CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein; IL6: interleukin 6; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; HO1: heme oxygenase 1; NFkBia: NFkB inhibitor alpha; TNFR1: tumor necrosis factor receptor 1.

Gene	Accession Number	Primer Sequence	Source
Cyclophilin A	M19533	F: TAT CTG CAC TGC CAA GAC TGA GTG R: CTT CTT GCT GGT CTT GCC ATT CC	[24]
HPRT	NM_012583	F: CTC ATG GAC TGA TTA TGG ACA GGA C R: GCA GGT CAG CAA AGA ACT TAT AGC C	[24]
CHOP	NM_024134.2	F: TTG GGG GCA CCT ATA TCT CA R: CTC CTT CAG TCG CTG TTT CC	[24]
IL6	NM_012589.1	F: CCG GAG AGG AGA CTT CAC AG R: ACA GTG CAT CAT CGC TGT TC	[23]
iNOS	NM_012611.3	F: AGG CAA GCC CTC ACC TAC TT R: GTG GGG TTG TTG CTG AAC TT	[23]
HO1	NM_012580.2	F: CCA GCC ACA CAG CAC TAC R: GCG GTC TTA GCC TCT TCT G	[24]
NFkBia	NM_001105720.2	F: GCA ACA GCT CAC GGA GGA CGG R: TCC ACG ATG CCC AGG TAG CCA	Desinged for this study
TNFR1	NM_013091.1	F: GTG CCA CAA AGG AAC CTA CTT G R: AGG CTG GAG TTA GGG GCT TA	[38]