Table 1 Primer sets for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction
| Gene | Sequence | Amplicon (bp) |
|---|---|---|
| MCP-1 | F: 5′-GCATCCACGTGTTGGCTCA-3′ | 95 |
| R: 5′-CTCCAGCCTACTCATTGGGATCA-3′ | ||
| CCR2 | F: 5′-ACAGCTCAGGATTAACAGGGACTTG-3′ | 129 |
| R: 5′-ACCACTTGCATGCACACATGAC-3′ | ||
| GAPDH | F: 5′-TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA-3′ | 150 |
| R: 5′-TTGCTGTTGAAGTCGCAGGAG-3′ |