Table 1.

Sequence of primers used in the study.

Gene		Sequence 5′-3′
Aqp 1	Forward	CTGCTGGCGATTGACTACACTGG
	Reverse	CCCCACCCAGAAAATCCAGTG
Aqp 4	Forward	GGTGGGGTAAGTGTGGACATTCC
	Reverse	AGCGTGGCCAGAAATTCTGCT
Aqp 9	Forward	CATCACGGGAGAAAATGGAACG
	Reverse	GAGGAACATGGTAGACACCACTTGG
Cldn 1	Forward	GTTTGCAGAGACCCCATCAC
	Reverse	AGAAGCCAGGATGAAACCCA
Cldn 5	Forward	TCTGCTGGTTCGCCAACAT
	Reverse	CGGCACCGTCGGATCA
Cldn 12	Forward	ATCACATTCAACAGAAACGAG
	Reverse	GGTCGTACATCAGGCAGTCA
ZO-1	Forward	TTAAGGACAAATTCCGCAGGCTAC
	Reverse	TCTCAGCCTTCTTGATCAGTGCG
ZO-2	Forward	GATAGCAGCCATCGTGGTCAAGA
	Reverse	GCGGAAACTTCTGCCATCAAATT
ZO-3	Forward	CCAGTTTTAAGCGCCCCGTG
	Reverse	AGTCCGGGACATGCTTTCTGC
Cingulin	Forward	GCAGTCCACCAATCGCAAACTAG
	Reverse	GCCTTCACCCTCAGGGTTAGCT
Cadherin 5	Forward	GTACAGCATCATGCAGGGCGA
	Reverse	CTTCATAGTCCAGGGACTTCGTGG