Primers used in the study

Macrophage markersPrimersForward sequenceReverse sequence
M2 markersARG15’-GGAAGTGAACCCATCCCTGG-3’5’-CGAGCAAGTCCGAAACAAGC-3’
PPAR-γ5’-CTGGCAAAACATTTGTATGACTC-3’5’-ACGAATGGTGATTTGTCTGTTGTC-3’
IL1β5’-GCTCGCCAGTGAAATGATGG-3’5’-GGTGGTCGGAGATTCGTAGC-3’
M1 markersIL-65’-GACCCAACCACAAATGCCAG-3’5’-GTGCCCATGCTACATTTGCC-3’
IL125’-TGACAACGGTTTGGAGGGAC-3’5’-TCCTCCCTTGAAGAACCGGA-3’
CD685’-ATGAGAGGCAGCAAGATGGAC-3’5’-GCAACTCGAGCATCATTCTTTCACC-3’
House keeping gene18S5’-ATCCTGCCAGTAGCATATGC-3’5’-ACCGGGTTGGTTTTGATCTG-3’