Table 1. Primers used in the current study

Name of genes	Primer sequence (5'-3')
IL-1β	(F)	TGT ACC TGT CCT GCG TGT TGA AAG
	(R)	CTG GGC AGA CTC AAA TTC CAG CTT
IL-6	(F)	ACA GCC ACT CAC CTC TTC AGA AC
	(R)	TTT TCT GCC AGT GCC TCT TTG C
IL-8	(F)	ACT TCC AAG CTG GCC GTG GCT CT
	(R)	GTG TTG GCG CAG TGT GGT CCA CT
TNF-α	(F)	AAG CCC TGG TAT GAG CCC ATC TAT
	(R)	AGG GCA ATG ATC CCA AAG TAG ACC
VacA	(F)	GCA AAA TCA ATC GCC CTC TGG T
	(R)	CTG TAG CGA TCC CCC CAA CA
CagA	(F)	CAA CCA CAA ACC GAA GCG GCT TTT
	(R)	AAA GCT TGC CTG TTA TCC CTA TCA
GAPDH	(F)	GAC CCC TTC ATT GAC CTC AAC TAC
	(R)	ATG ACA AGC TTC CCG TTC TCA G
16S rRNA	(F)	TGT GGG AGA GGT AGG TGG AA
	(R)	CAT CGT TTA GGG CGT GGA CT

IL-1β, interleukin-1 beta; IL-6, interleukin 6; IL-8, interleukin 8; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; VacA, vacuolating cytotoxin A; CagA, cytotoxin- associated gene A; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; 16s rRNA, 16s ribosomal ribonucleic acid.