Table 1.

Primer sequences used for qRT-PCR analysis.

Gene	Primer sequence	Species
IL-1β	Forward: 5′-ATAGCAGCTTTCGACAGTGAG-3′ Reverse: 5′-GTCAACTATGTCCCGACCATT-3′	Rat
IL-6	Forward: 5′-GACTGATGTTGTTGACAGCCACTGC-3′ Reverse: 5′-TAGCCACTCCTTCTGTGACTCTAACT-3′	Rat
NF-κB	Forward: 5′-CGATCTGTTTCCCCTCATCT-3′ Reverse: 5′-TGCTTCTCTCCCCAGGAATA-3′	Rat
β-Actin	Forward: 5′-ATCTGGCACCACACCTTC-3′ Reverse: 5′-AGCCAGGTCCAGACGCA-3′	Rat