Table 1.

 PCR primers used in this study

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
HIF‐1α	5′‐TGCTTGGTGCTGATTTGTGA‐3′	5′‐GGTCAGATGATCAGAGTCCA‐3′
PDK‐1	5‐CCG CTC TCC ATG AAG CAG TT‐3′	5′‐ TTG CCG CAG AAA CAT AAA‐3′
iNOS	5′‐CCCTTCCGAAGTTTCTGGCAGCAGC‐3′	5′‐GGCTGTCAGAGCCTCGTGGCTTTGG‐3′
EGFR	5′‐GCCACTTGAGGATATTAAAGGA‐3′	5′‐GATTTTCACTTTCTCGCCTTCTG‐3′
GAPDH	5′‐GAAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTC‐3′	5′‐GAAGATGGTGATGGGATTTC‐3′

EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; HIF‐1α, hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α; iNOS; inducible nitric oxide synthases, PDK‐1, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase‐1.