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Supplemental Data Table S1.

Gene

Primer sequence

Size

IL-1β

F: 5'-CTA AAG TAT GGG CTG GAC TG-3' R: 5'-AGC TTC AAT GAA AGA CCT CA-3'

351bp

TNF-α

F: 5'-ATC AGT TCT ATG GCC CAG AC-3’ R: 5'-TCA CAG AGC AAT GAC TCC AA-3'

497bp

IL-2

F: 5'-CCT CAC AGT GAC CTC AAG TCC-3' R: 5'-GCC TTA TGT GTT GTA AGC AGG A-3'

568bp

IL-4

F: 5'-AGC TAG TTG TCA TCC TGC T-3’ R: 5'-AGG AAG TCT TTC AGT GAT GT-3

347bp

IL-10

F: 5'-AGC CTT GCA GAA AAG AGA GC-3' R: 5'-TGG AGT CCA GCA GAC TCA AT-3'

598bp

IFN-γ

F: 5'-CCT TTG GAC CCT CTG ACT TG-3' R: 5'-AAA TTC AAA TAG TGC TGG CA-3'

592bp

MMP-2

F: 5'-ACC AGA ACA CCA TCG AGA CC-3' R: 5'-CCA TCA GCG TTC CCA TAC TT-3'

420bp

MMP-3

F: 5'-CAG GTG TGG TGT TCC TGA TG-3' R: 5'-GCC TTG GCT GAG TGG TAG AG-3'

425bp

MMP-9

F: 5’-AAA CCA GAC CCC AGA CTC CTC TCT-3' R: 5‘-GAG GAC ACA GTC TGA CCT CAA CCA-3'

497bp

GAPDH

F: 5’-AAT GCA TCC TGC ACC ACC AA-3’ R:5’-GTA GCC ATA TTC ATT GTC ATA-3’

480bp