Gene Sequence Size (bp) Accession number CXCL1 probe CCTCGCGACCATTCTTGAGTGTGGCTATGAC 142 NM_008176.2 CXCL1 for CAGACCATGGCTGGGATTC     CXCL1 rev GAACCAAGGGAGCTTCAG     CXCL2 probe CCCTGCCAAGGGTTGACTTCAAGAACATCC 155 X53798 CXCL2 for AGTGAACTGCGCTGTCAATG     CXCL2 rev GCTTCAGGGTCAAGGCAAAC     MLN 51 probe CACGGGAATCTCGAGGTGTGCCTAAC 134 NM_138660.2 MLN 51 for CCAAGCCAGCCTTCATTCTTG     MLN 51 rev TAACGCTTAGCTCGACCACTCTG     Information obtained from the National Resource for Molecular Biology Information (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). Abbreviations: for, forward; rev, reverse

Table 1: Primer sequences, amplicon sizes, and gene accession numbers of the analyzed genes.