Table 1 Primer sequences.

β-Actin

5′AACGGCTCCGGCATGTGCAA3′

3′CTTCTGACCCATGCCCACCA5′

TNF-α

5′AGGCGCTCCCCAAGAAGACA3′

3′TCCTTGGCAAAACTGCACCT5′

NF-kB

5′GCGCATCCAGACCCACAATAAC3′

3′GCCGAAGCTGCATGGACACT5′

RANKL

5′GCTCAACAAGGACACAGTGTGC3′

3′CGCATCGGATTTCTCTGTCCCA5′

Resolvin-E1 receptor

3′ATAGAATGGAGGATGAAGATTACAACACT5′

5′TCCCGAGGAAGCAGACGATG3′

Universal BS2

5′CCATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAG3′

3′GCTTGACGGGCGGTGT5′

P. gingivalis 16S rRNA gene

5′TACCCATCGTCGCCTTGGT3′

3′CGGACTAAAACCGCATACACTTG5′