Research Article

Neferine Protects against Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage in Neonatal Rats by Suppressing NLRP3-Mediated Inflammasome Activation

Table 1

Primers used in the polymerase chain reaction.

GeneForward primersReverse primers

IL-6GAGTTGTGCAATGGCAATTCACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGCAG
TNF-αTACTCCCAGGTTCTCTTCAAGGGGAAGGCTGACTTTCTCCTGGTA
COX2CGGAGGAGAAGTGGGGTTTAGGATTGGGAGGACTTGCGTTGATGG
IL-18AAACCCGCCTGTGTTCGAGGGTTCCATGGTGAAGTCAAC
IL-1βCACCTCTCAAGCAGAGCCACAGGGGTTCCATGGTGAAGTCAAC

IL: interleukin; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha.