Table 1. Primer sequences used in quantitative real-time PCR

Gene	Sequence (5’–3’)
iNOS
(Sense)	CCCTTCCGAAGTTTCTGGCAGC
(Antisense)	GGCTGTCAGAGCCTCGTGGCTTTGG
IL-6
(Sense)	GTACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGG
(Antisense)	TGCTGGTGACAACCACGGCC
TNF-α
(Sense)	TTGACCTCAGCGCTGAGTTG
(Antisense)	CCTGTAGCCCACGTCGTAGC
β-actin
(Sense)	GTGGGCCGCCCTAGGCACCAG
(Antisense)	GGAGGAAGAGGATGCGGCAGT

PCR, polymerase chain reaction; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.