“…Real-time quantitative RT-qPCR was performed using SYBR Green PCR Master Mix (KAPA™ SYBR® qPCR Kit, KapaBiosystems, Woburn, MA) according to the manufacturer instructions. The primers used for expression were already reported ( GAPDH, β-Actin, CSN-2, TLR4, TRIF, MyD88, IRF3, TRAF3, MAPK1, TNF-α, IL-8, NF-kB, TRAF6 and INF-β) (28, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54). SCARB1 primers were designed using Primer3 Plus software.…”