| Target | Primers (5′–3′) | Size (bp) | Annealing temperature (°C) | Cycles | Reference/accession no. | |
| 18S rRNA | GGACAGGATTGACAGATTGATAG | F | 101 | 60 | 12 | 13 |
| CTCGTTCGTTATCGGAATTAAC | R | |||||
| COX-2 | GGTGGAGATGATCTACCCGC | F | 296 | 58 | 30 | 13 |
| GGTTGAAAAGCAGCTCTGGG | R | |||||
| IL-10 | TATGTTGCCTGGTCTTCCTG | F | 399 | 58 | 45 | AF068058 |
| CCACTGCCTTGCTCTTGTTT | R | |||||
| IL-1β | TGGCACGTATGAGCTGAAAG | F | 340 | 58 | 35 | M26295 |
| CAGGAAGACGGGCATGTACT | R | |||||
| IL-6 | ACCTGCCTGCTGAGAATCACT | F | 613 | 58 | 47 | AF169176 |
| TTGGCTCTGTAACAGGGGATAT | R | |||||
| IFN-γ | AATGGTGGACCCCTTTTCTT | F | 335 | 58 | 35 | AB010386 |
| AGCGTCTGACTCCTTTTTCG | R | |||||
| TNF-α | AGTCCCCAAACAACCTCCAT | F | 251 | 60 | 35 | M12845 |
| TTGACCGCTGAAGAGAACCT | R |