Gene   Sequence Size
NTF-α forward CCCCAGGGACCTCTCTCTAATC 98
  reverse GGTTTGCTACAACATGGGCTACA  
IL-1β forward GGACAAGCTGAGGAAGATGC 120
  reverse TCGTTATCCCATGTGTCGAA  
IL-8 forward TCTGGCAACCCTAGTCTGCT 136
  reverse GCTTCCACATGTCCTCACAA  
18S rRNA forward TAGAGTGTTCAAAGCAGGCCC 81
  reverse CCAACAAATAGAACCGCGGT  
Table 1: Primers used in this study.