Table 1 Primer sequences

COX-2

FWD: 5′-CCC TTC CTT CGA AAT GCA AT-3′ REV: 5′-CAT TTG AAT CAG GAA GCT GC-3′

IL-1β

FWD: 5′-GGA CAA GCT GAG GAA GAT GC-3′ REV: 5′-TTT TTT GCT GTG AGT CCC GG-3′

IL-6

FWD: 5′-GAG ACT TGC CTG GTG AAA AT-3′ REV: 5′-CAG GGG TGG TTA TTG CAT CT-3′

TNF-α

FWD: 5′ ACA AGC CTG TAG CCC ATG TT-3′ REV: 5′ AAA GTA GAC CTG CCC AGA CT-3′

TNF-R1

FWD: 5′-CGC TTC AGA AAA CCA CCT CAG AC-3′ REV: 5′-CCA AAG AAA ATG ACC AGG GGC-3′

TNF-R2

FWD: 5′-GCT CTG ACC AGG TGG AAA CTC AAG-3′ REV: 5′-GGA TGA AGT CGT GTT GGA GAA CG-3′

β-actin

FWD: 5′-TCT GGC ACC ACA CCT TCT ACA ATG-3′

REV: 5′-AGC ACA GCC TGG ATA GCA ACG-3′