Table 1.

Sequences of the primers for the qRT-PCR assay.

Gene	Forward Sequence (5′-3′)	Reverse Sequence (5′-3′)
m-β-actin	ATGGAGGGGAATACAGCCC	TTCTTTGCAGCTCCTTCGTT
m-HIF-1α	GGCAGCGATGACACAGAAAC	TGGGACTGTTAGGCTCAGGT
m-IL-1β	GACCTTCCAGGATGAGGACA	AGCTCATATGGGTCCGACAG
m-IL-6	GAGGATACCACTCCCAACAGACC	AAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTCATACA
m-TNF-α	CGTCGTAGCAAACCACCAAG	TTGAAGAGAACCTGGGAGTAGACA

m: Mus musculus, HIF-1α hypoxia inducible factor-1α, IL-1β/6 interleukin 1β or 6, TNF-α tumour necrosis factor-α.