Table 1 Sequences of PCR pr imers used for quantitative real-time PCR

Gen	Primer	Sequence
i-NOS	Sense	5′-ACATCGACCCGTCCACAGTAT-3 ′
	Antisense	5′-CAGAGGGGTAGGCTTGTCTC-3 ′
COX-2	Sense	5′-TCCCTAAAGGAAAAGTGGGACC-3 ′
	Antisense	5′-GAGCGCATTAACCTCAGGACC-3 ′
IL-1β	Sense	5′-GCACTACAGGCTCCGAGATGAA –3′
	Antisense	5′-GTGGTTGCTTGGTTCTCCTTGT –3′
IL-6	Sense	5′-CTTGGGACTGATGCTGGTGACA-3 ′
	Antisense	5′-GCCTCCGACTTGTGAAGTGGTA-3 ′
TNF-α	Sense	5′-CCGCTCGTTGCCAATAGTGATG-3 ′
	Antisense	5′-CATGCCGTTGGCCAGGAGGG-3 ′
GAPDH	Sense	5′-TGACCACAGTCCATGCCATC-3 ′
	Antisense	5′-GACGGACACATTGGGGGTAG-3 ′