Table 1.

Inflammatory cytokine primers for qRT-PCR.

Gene		Primer Sequence (5′ to 3′)	Product Size (bp)
IL-1β	Forward	AGG TCA AAG GTT TGG AAG CA	129
	Reverse	TGA AGC AGC TAT GGC AAC TG
TNF-α	Forward	AGG GTC TGG GCC ATA GAA CT	103
	Reverse	CCA CCA CGC TCT TCT GTC TAC
IL-6	Forward	GTC CTT CAG AGA GAT ACA GAA ACT	113
	Reverse	AGC TTA TCT GTT AGG AGA GCA TTG
GAPDH	Forward	CCA TGG AGA AGG CTG GGG	159
	Reverse	CAA AGT TGT CAT GGA TGA CC