Table 1.

Sequences for forward and reverse primers used to measure genes expression by real-time RT-PCR.

Gene symbol	Primer sequence	Reference
IL-6	F: 5′-CTGGATTCAATGAGGAGACTTGC-3′ R: 5′-TCAAATCTGTTCTGGAGGTACTCTAGG-3′	Tian et al.38
TGF-β	F: 5′-CAATTCCTGGCGATACCTCAG-3′ R: 5′-GCACAACTCCGGTGACATCAA-3′	Jin et al.39
IL-10	F: 5′-AAGAAGGCATGCACAGCTCA-3′ R: 5′-AAGTGGGTGCAGCTGTTCTC-3′	Aghamohamadi et al.40
GAPDH	F: 5′-TCTGACTTCAACAGCGACAC-3′ R: 5′-TACTCCTTGAGGCCATGT-3′	This study