Table 1.

Primer sequences of COX-2, TNF-α, and the housekeeping genes.

Primer	5’-3’
COX-2 forward	CAACCAGCAGTTCCAGTATCAGA
COX-2 reverse	CAAGGAGGATGGAGTTGTTGTAGAG
TNF-α forward	AAATGGGCTCCCTCTCATCAGTTC
TNF-α reverse	TCTGCTTGGTGGTTTGCTACGAC
GAPDH forward	CTACATGGCCTCCAAGGAGTAAG
GAPDH reverse	CCTCCTCTTCTTCGTCTATGGC

COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2, TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α, GAPDH Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.