Table 1 Nucleotide sequence of the primers to be used in the study

SOD2 F:

5′-CTG GAC AAA CCT CAG CCC TA-3′ 

SOD2 R:

5′-TGA TGG CTT CCA GCA ACT C-3′

CAT F:

5′-AGT GAT CGG GGG ATT CCA GA-3′

CAT R:

5′-AAG TCT CGC CGC ATC TTC AA-3′

TNF-α F:

5′-GTT CCT CAG CCT CTT CTC CT-3′

TNF-α R:

5′-ACA ACA TGG GCT ACA GGC TT-3′

TGF-β1 F:

5′-TGA ACC GGC CTT TCC TGC TTC TCA TG-3′

TGF-β1 R:

5′-GCG GAA GTC AAT GTA CAG CTG CCG C-3′

NF-κB F:

5′-AAA CAC TGT GAG GAT GGG ATC TG-3′

NF-κB R:

5′-CGA AGC CGA CCA CCA TGT-3′

GAPDH F:

5′-GAA GGT GAA GGT CGG AGT C-3′

GAPDH R:

5′-GAA GAT GGT GAT GGG ATT TC-3′