Table 1.

Primers used for reverse transcription quantitative PCR.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
18s	5′-TGAAATATCCAGAACATCTTA-3′	5′-GCAAAATTTATTGTCCCATCAT-3′
CRP	5′-GTGTTTCCCAAAGAGTCGGATA-3′	5′-CCACGGGTCGAGGACAGTT-3′
SAA1	5′-ATCAGCGATGCCAGAGAGAAT-3′	5′-GTGATTGGGGTCTTTGCCA-3′
SAA2	5′-AGCCAATTACATCGGCTCAG-3′	5′-ATTTATTGGCAGCCTGATCG-3′
SAA4	5’-GTCCAACGAGAAAGCTGAGG-3’	5’-AGTGACCCTGTGTCCCTGTC-3’
MCP1	5´-CCCCAGTCACCTGCTGTTAT-3´	5´-TGGAATCCTGAACCCACTTC-3´
NF-κB1	5´-CCTGGATGACTCTTGGGAAA-3´	5´-TCAGCCAGCTGTTTCATGGTC-3´
MMP9	5´-TTGACAGCGACAAGAAGTGG-3´	5´-GCCATTCACGTCGTCCTTAT-3´
MMP12	5´-ACACATTTCGCCTCTCTGCT-3´	5´-CCTTCAGCCAGAAGAACCTG-3´
IL-8	5´-CAGGAATTGAATGGGTTTGC-3´	5´-AAACCAAGGCACAGTGGAAC-3´

18s: 18s ribosome; CRP: C-reactive protein; SAA: Serum Amyloid A; MCP1: Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; NF-κB1: Nuclear factor kappa-B1; MMP: Matrix Metalloproteinase; IL-8: Interleukin-8.