Table 2.

Primer sequences used in real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis.

Target Gene	Forward Primer Sequence (5′ → 3′)	Reverse Primer Sequence (5′ → 3′)
iNOS	AACATCAGGTCGGCCATCACT	CCAGAGGCAGCACATCAAAGC
COX-2	GCAAATCCTTGCTGTTCCAAT	GGAGAAGGCTTCCCAGCTTTTG
IL-1β	CGTTCCCATTAGACAACTGCA	GGTATAGATTCTTTCCTTTGAGGC
IL-6	ACGGCCTTCCCTACTTC	TTCCACGATTTCCCAGA
TNF-α	CAAGGGACTAGCCAGGAG	TGCCTCTTCTGCCAGTTC
IFN-β	TCCAAGAAAGGACGAACATTC	TGCGGACATCTCCCACGTCAA
β-actin	CATCCTGCGTCTGGACCTGG	TAATGTCACGCACGATTTCC