Table 1.

Primer sequences of genes used in this study

Gene		Sequence (from 5′ to 3′)
		Sense	Antisense
RAW 264.7 macrophages (mouse)	IL-6	TACCACTTCACAAGTCGGAGGC	CTGCAAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTC
	TNF-α	GGTGCCTATGTCTCAGCCTCTT	GCCATAGAACTGATGAGAGGGAG
	GAPDH	TCTCCCTCACAATTTCCATCC	GGGTGCAGCGAACTTTATTG
	IL-4	TCCTTACGGCAACAAGGAAC	GTGAGTTCAGACCGCTGACA
RBL-2H3 mast cells (rat)	IL-5	GATGAGGCTTCCTGTTCCTACT	TGACAAGTTTTGGAATAGTATTTCC
	IL-13	AACAGCAGCATGGTATGGAGCG	TGGGTCCTGTGGATGGCATTGC
	GAPDH	ATGGGAAGCTGGTCATCAAC	GTGGTTCACACCCATCACAA

IL-1β interleukin 1 beta, IL-6 interleukin 6, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha, IL-4 interleukin 4, IL-5 interleukin 5, IL-13 interleukin 13, GAPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase