Table 1.

List of gene names and respective PCR primers used in the gene expression study.

Gene name	Primer sequences		Amplicon size (bp)	Reference
Cldn3	Forward	5′-CCTCATCGTGGTGTCCATCC-3′	139	This study
	Reverse	5′-CGCCAACAGGAAAAGCACTC-3′
Ocln	Forward	5′-TAGGCGACAGCGGTGGAGTT-3′	78	This study
	Reverse	5′-ATAAGCGAACCTGCCGAGCC-3′
ZO1	Forward	5′-TGTTTATGCGGACGGTGGCG-3′	106	This study
	Reverse	5′-GGCCCTGGCGGACATCTTGT-3′
Muc2	Forward	5′-GTGATTGTGTTTCAGGCTCC-3′	185	Naik et al. (2019)[28]
	Reverse	5′-GTACATGGCAAAAGTCCCAC-3′
Ki67	Forward	5′-CGACTGCGAGCTTCACCGAG-3′	164	This study
	Reverse	5′-CAATACTCCTTCCAAACAGGCAGG-3′
Lgr5	Forward	5′- GGCAACAGTGTGGACGACCT-3′	152	This study
	Reverse	5′- GGCTTGAAGGGACCTGGGGA-3′
ChgA	Forward	5′- CAACCGCAGAGCAGAGGACC-3′	198	This study
	Reverse	5′- AGGGGCAAAGGGGGTAACCT-3′
Lyz1	Forward	5′- GGTCTACAATCGTTGTGAGTTGG-3′	92	This study
	Reverse	5′- CTAAACACACCCAGTCAGCCA-3′
GAPDH	Forward	5′- TTCCAGGAGCGAGACCCCACT-3′	151	This study
	Reverse	5′- CGGCAGAAGGGGCGGAGATG-3′