Table 1 Primer sequences for real-time PCR

Nrf-2

5′-CAGCACATCCAGACAGACACCA-3′

5′CGTATTAAGACACTGTAACTCGGGAATGG-3′

NF-kBp65

5′-CTGTTTCCCCTCATCTTTCCCTC-3′

5′- TCCCGTGTAGCCATTGATCTTG-3′

COX-2

5′-ATG CTC TTCCGAGCTGTGCT-3′

5′- CATGGGAGTTGGGCAGTCAT-3′

mPGES-1

5′-ATGACTTCCCTGGGTTTGGTGATGGAG-3′

5′-TCACAGATGGTGGG CCACTTCCCAGA-3

TNF-alpha

5′-GTTCTATGGCCCAGACTGA-′3

5′-GTGGGTGAGGAGCACGTAGT-′3

IL-6

5′-AGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGA-′3

5′-TTCTGCAAGTGCATCATCGT-′3

GAPDH

5′-ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC-3′

5′-TCCACCACCCTGTTG CTGTA-3′