Table 1.

Primer sequences for qRT-PCR

Target	Direction	Sequence
SLC6A13	Forward	5′-GGGCATTGACAGCCAGTTCT-3′
SLC6A13	Reverse	5′-AAGTCTGGGGTACTCGTCCA-3′
ASCL1	Forward	5′-GAAGCAGGATGGCAGCAGAT-3′
ASCL1	Reverse	5′-TCGGGCTTAGGTTCAGACAC-3′
IL-1β	Forward	5′-ATGAAAGACGGCACACCCAC-3′
IL-1β	Reverse	5′-ATGAAAGACGGCACACCCAC-3′
IL-6	Forward	5′-GACAAAGCCAGAGTCCTTCAGA-3′
IL-6	Reverse	5′-TGTGACTCCAGCTTATCTCTTGG-3′
TNF-α	Forward	5′-AGGCACTCCCCCAAAAGAT-3′
TNF-α	Reverse	5′-TGAGGGTCTGGGCCATAGAA-3′
GAPDH	Forward	5′-TTGCCCTCAACGACCACTTT-3′
GAPDH	Reverse	5′-TGGTCCAGGGGTCTTACTCC-3′

qRT-PCR: Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction; ASCL1: Achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 1; IL-1β: Interleukin-1 beta; IL-6: Interleukin-6; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha; GAPDH: Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.