Table 1. PCR primers and probes.

GenBank accession: NM_003118 SPARC

Forward primer: SPARC

Sequence: 5′-TCTTCCCTGTACACTGGCAGTTC-3′

Reverse primer: SPARC

Sequence: 5′-AGCTCGGTGTGGGAGAGGTA-3′

TaqMan probe: SPARC

Sequence: 6FAM 5′-CAGCTGGACCAGCACCCCATTGAC-3′TAMRA

GenBank accession: BC016045 β-actin

Forward primer: β-actin

Sequence: 5′-TGAGCGCGGCTAC AGCTT-3′

Reverse primer: β-actin

Sequence: 5′-TCCTTAATGTCACGCACGATTT-3′

TaqMan probe: β-actin

Sequence: 6FAM5′-ACCACCACGGCC GAGCGG-3′TAMRA