Table 1.

Primers used for qRT-PCR.

Primer	Sequence	Product size (bp)
P. gingivalis 16S rRNA	Forward 5’-GGTGCGTAGGTTGTTCGGTAAGTC-3’	95
	Reverse 5’-CTGCCGCCGCTGAACTCAAG-3’
kgp	Forward 5’-ACCTACACTCAAGGAGGAGCCAAC-3’	146
	Reverse 5’-GGACCTTCGCCTTCACCTGTTATC-3’
fimA	Forward 5’-TCTTGTTGGGACTTGCTGCTCTTG-3’	90
	Reverse 5’-CGCTGATGGTGGCATTACCTTCTG-3’
IL1B	Forward 5’-ATGATGGCTTATTACAGTGGCAA-3’	132
	Reverse 5’-GTCGGAGATTCGTAGCTGGA-3’
IL6	Forward 5’-CACTGGTCTTTTGGAGTTTGAG-3’	101
	Reverse 5’-GGACTTTTGTACTCATCTGCAC-3’
CXCL8	Forward 5’-ACTGAGAGTGATTGAGAGTGGAC-3’	112
	Reverse 5’-AACCCTCTGCACCCAGTTTTC-3’
Acp5	Forward 5’-CAAGAACTTGCGACCATTGTTA-3’	191
	Reverse 5’-ATCCATAGTGAAACCGCAAGTA-3’
Nfatc1	Forward 5’-TCTCCTCCTTTCTGCCCACCTTC-3’	106
	Reverse 5’-GCCTTCTCCGATTGCTGTCATCC-3’
Mmp9	Forward 5’-CAAAGACCTGAAAACCTCCAAC-3’	105
	Reverse 5’-GACTGCTTCTCTCCCATCATC-3’
human ACTB	Forward 5’-ATTGCCGACAGGATGCAGA-3’	89
	Reverse 5’-GAGTACTTGCGCTCAGGAGGA-3’
mouse GAPDH	Forward 5’-CCGCCTGGAGAAACCTGTATGTATG-3’	140
	Reverse 5’-ATGCCTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTG-3’