TABLE 1.

Primers used in RT-PCR

Molecule	Oligonucleotide	Temp (°C)	Maximal no. of cycles	PCR product size (bp)	Reference
IL-1α	Sense: CCACTACAAAATCTGGGCGATGCA	66	33	213	21
	Antisense: CAGAAGAAGAGGATGTCACTCCTCG
	Probe: TATACTTCCTGTAACTTTAAGAATCTC
IL-1β	Sense: AAAGCAGTTCCCTGCCCACAGGCC	66	30	388	10
	Antisense: TGGGTAACGGTTGGGGTCTACACT
	Probe: TGCAACACCTGGGATGACTACAGTCTTGAG
icIL-1ra	Sense: GGACTCCACACAACCCACAAGACC	64	35	511	40
	Antisense: CTACTGGTCCTCCTGGAAGTAGAA
	Probe: GACCCTCCCTATGGCTTCAGA
sIL-1ra	Sense: GAAGGTCTTCTGGTTAACATCCCA	64	35	150	40
	Antisense: ATGAGACCCTCCAGGAGCACCCGC
	Probe: AGGCACCTAATCTCCCTCCTCCTC
γ-Actin	Sense: CCATCGTGGGGCGTCCGCGGCA	62	26	268	28
	Antisense: ATCTGGGTCATCTTCTCGCGGT
	Probe: GCGACGAGGCCCAGAGCAAGCGTG