Table 1 The primers used in the present study for RT-PCR

FoxP3

forward: 5'-AGT TCC TCC ACA ACA TGG AC-3'

reverse: 5'-CAA AGC ACT TGT GCA GAC TC-3'

TGF-β

forward: 5'-AAA GAC TTT TCC CCA GAC CT -3'

reverse: 5'-AAG GTG GGT GGT CTT GAA TA -3'

IRF-1

forward: 5'-GTG AAA GAC CAG AGC AGG-3'

reverse: 5'-CTG TTG TAG CTT CAG AGG-3'

IL-12p40

forward: 5'- GGA CCA GAG CAG TGA GGT CTT-3'

reverse: 5'-CTC CTT GTT GTC CCC TCT GA-3'

IL-6

forward: 5'- TAG CCG CCC CAC ACA GAC AG-3'

reverse: 5'-GGC TGG CAT TTG TGG TTG GG-3'

IL-10

forward: 5'- AGA AAG GCA TCT ACA AAG CCA-3'

reverse: 5'-TGG GGG TTG AGG TAT CAG AG-3'

CTLA-4

forward: 5'- AGT TTT GTG GAG GAG CTC AG-3'

reverse: 5'-CTC CTG GAG TAA GCC ATT GT-3'

β-actin

forward: 5'- GGA CTT CGA GCA AGA GAT GG-3'

reverse: 5'-AGC ACT GTG TTG GCG TAC AG-3'