Table 1. Primer sequences used for mRNA quantification by real-time PCR.

	Forward primer 5′–3′	Reverse primer 5′–3′
11β-HSD1	GAA GAA GCA TGG AGG TCA AC	GCA ATC AGA GGT TGG GTC AT
5αR1	CTG TTT CCT GAC AGG CTT TGC	GCC TCC CCT GGG TAT CTT GT
5βR	GCC TTT AAG CCT GGA GAG GAA	ACG TGG CAC ACA GAT TTG ATT
GR	GGG TAC TCA AGC CCT GGA ATG	CCC GTA ATG ACA TCC TGA AGC T
C/EBPα	GGC GGG AAC GCA ACA A	TCC ACG TTG CGC TGT TTG
C/EBPβ	TCT ACT ACG AGC CCG ACT GC	AGG TAG GGG CTG AAG TCG AT
GAPDH	CAA GTT CAA CGG CAC AGT CAA	TGG TGA AGA CGC CAG TAG ACT C

11β-HSD1, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; 5αR1, 5α-reductase type 1; 5βR, 5β-reductase; GR, glucocorticoid receptor; C/EBPα, CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α; C/EBPβ, CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.