Table 1. Primers used in this study

Target gene Primer Sequence (5΄-3΄) Length (bp)
Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) PoIL-1b-F CAGCACATCAGAGCAAGACAACA 62
PoIL-1b-R TGGTAGCACCGGGCATTCT
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) PoIL-6-F CAGCTGCTCCAAGACATGGA 62
PoIL-6-R GATGTTGTGCGCCGTCATC
Interleukin-1 receptor type 2-like (IL-1Rtype2) PoIL-1R2-F TTTAACTGCCACAGGTCTTC 172
PoIL-1R2-R TCACTTCTCATGCGCTTCT
Interferon gamma (IFN γ) PoIFN γ –F GAGCTGCAGTGGATGTACGA 99
PoIFN γ –R TTTTGACCTTCCGAGCTTGT
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) PoTNFα-F CCGACTCGATGTGTAAGGTG 166
PoTNFα-R GTTGTCGGGTTCTGTTTTCTC
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1-alpha/beta-like (STAT1) PoSTAT1-F CTGATCGGGAGGATGTGCTT 91
PoSTAT1-R AGTAATGCCTGGATGACGTTCA
Interferon regulatory factor 1-like (IRF1) PoIRF1-F CGTTGCCTGACATTGAGGAG 187
PoIRF1-R GGCGACTGAGTGTCGCTGTA
Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) PoIRF5-F CTTCCTTCCAGCTCTGATCC 97
PoIRF5-R AACCACCTGAACGATGATGA
Interferon regulatory factor 10 (IRF10) PoIRF10-F CCCAACAAACTTGAGCGAGAAA 71
PoIRF10-R CCTCTGCAGCTCGCTGACA
18s ribosomal RNA gene (18s rRNA) Po18s-F ATGGCCGTTCTTAGTTGGTG 217
Po18s-R CACACGCTGATCCAGTCAGT