Table 1. Primers used for quantitative PCR.

Gene	Sequence 5′ → 3′
TNFR1	Forward: 5′- TGCCTACCCCAGATTGAGAA -3′
	Reverse: 5′- ATTTCCCACAAACAATGGAGTAG -3′
TNF-α	Forward: 5′- ACAAGCCCAACAACAAGG -3′
	Reverse: 5′- ATCGGGATGCCAAAGAGG -3′
FAS-R	Forward: 5′- AGCTTGGTCTAGAGTGAAAA -3′
	Reverse: 5′- GAGGCAGAATCATGAGATAT - 3′
FAS-L	Forward: 5′- CACTTTGGGATTCTTTCCAT -3′
	Reverse: 5′- GTGAGTTGAGGAGCTACAGA -3′
DR4	Forward: 5′- CGATGTGGTCAGAGCTG-GTACAGC -3′
	Reverse: 5′- GGACACGGCAGAGCCTGTGCCATC -3′
DR5	Forward: 5′- GGGAGCCGCTCATGAGGAAGTTGG -3′
	Reverse: 5′- GGCAAGTCTCTCTCCCAGCGTCTC -3′
GAPDH	Forward: 5′- ATGGGGAAGGTGAAGGTCGG -3′
	Reverse: 5′- GACGGTGCCATGGAATTTGC -3′

Abbreviations: DR=death receptor; FAS-L=Fas ligand; FAS-R=Fas receptor; GAPDH=glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; TNF-α=tumour necrosis factor-α; TNFR1=tumour necrosis factor receptor-1.