Primer sequences of genes confirmed by quantitative reverse transcription PCR
| Gene | Forward | Reverse |
| TLR3 | TGCAGAAGATTCAAGGTACATCA | CAAACAGAGTGCATGGTTTAGTT |
| NF-κB | ACGAGGCAGCACATAGATGAΑ | AGGATGTCTCCACACCACTGTC |
| IL-18 | GCCGACTTCACTGTACAACC | TCTGGTCTGGGGTTCACTGG |
| β-Actin | GCCTTCCTTCTTGGGTATGG | CGGATGTCAACGTCACACTT |