Table 2. List of primer sets used in this study

Gene		Primer sequences	References
β-Actin	Sense	5’-GTGGGCCGCCCTAGGCACCAG-3’	Lee et al. (2006)
	Anti-sense	5’-GGAGGAAGAGGATGCGGCAGT-3’
TNF-α	Sense	5-TTGACCTCAGCGCTGAGTTG-3	Lee et al. (2006)
	Anti-sense	5-CCTGTAGCCCACGTCGTAGC-3
IL-6	Sense	5-GTACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGG-3	Lee et al. (2006)
	Anti-sense	5-TGCTGGTGACAACCACGGCC-3