TABLE 1.

Primer sequences used for qRT‐PCR

Gene	Forward sequence	Reverse sequence
CXCL12	5′‐CGCCAAGGTCGTCGCCG‐3′	5′‐TTGGCTCTGGCGATGTGGC‐3′
CXCR4	5′‐AGAAGCTAAGGAGCATGACGG‐3′	5′‐GATGGGATTTCTGTATGAGGATTAGC‐3′
Il‐1β	5′‐CAAAAGATGAAGGGCTGC‐3′	5′‐GCTCTTGTTGATGTGCTGCTGCG‐3′
Il‐6	5′‐CCTCTCTGCAAGAGACTTCC‐3′	5′‐CTCCGGACTTGTGAAGTAGG‐3′
TNF‐α	5′‐ATGGCCCAGACCCTCACACTCA‐3′	5′‐TGGTGGTTTGCTACGACGTGGG‐3′
TGF‐β	5′‐GTTGAGGAAACAAGCCCAGA‐3′	5′‐GTTACCCAGGCTGGTCTCAA‐3′
GAPDH	5’‐TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA−3’	5’‐CCTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTGA‐3′

Abbreviation: qRT‐PCR, quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction.