Table 1.

The Primers Used in this Study

Genes	Primers
GAPDH	F: 5′-GCAAATTCCACGGCACAGTCAAG-3′
	R: 5′-ACAACATACTCAGCACCAGCATCAC-3′
Cx43	F: 5′-TCTGCTATGACAAATCCTTCCCA-3′
	R: 5′-CTCCTCCTCTTTCTTGTTCAGTTTCT-3′
DSG2	F: 5′- GCTCTGCCCTCATCAAAGACCATC-3′
	R: 5′- GCTCCTGTTGTTCCTGTCACTTGG-3′

Cx43, connexin-43; DSG2, desmoglein-2.