Chemicals The following chemicals were used in the present study: PMA (Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, (Sigma #P1585, USA)); NF-κB activation inhibitor (NAI), (InSolution™ NF-κB Activation Inhibitor, Calbiochem #481407, USA); JNK inhibitor, (InSolution™ JNK Inhibitor II, Calbiochem #420128, USA); PKC Inhibitor, (InSolution™ Bisindolylmaleimide I, Calbiochem #203293, USA); Calcium Ionophore, (Calcium Ionophore A23187 mixed calcium magnesium salt, Sigma #C5149, USA).