Table 1.

Primers used for real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis

Gene	Primer sequence	Accession number	Expected size (bp)
E-cadherin	5′-CCCGGGACAACGTTTATTAC-3′	NM_004360.3	190
	5′-GCTGGCTCAAGTCAAAGTCC-3′
Vimentin	5′-AAAGTGTGGCTGCCAAGAAC-3′	NM_003380.2	200
	5′-AGCCTCAGAGAGGTCAGCAA-3′
α-SMA	5′-GCGCAAATACTCGGTGTGGA-3′	NM_001141945.1	170
	5′-CCCCCCCATTGAGAAGATTC-3′
Snail	5′-TGGTTGCTTCAAGGACACAT-3′	NM_003068.3	141
	5′-GTTGCAGTGAGGGCAAGAA-3′
SOCS3	5′-CAGGAATGTAGCAGCGATGGAA-3′	NM_003955.3	125
	5′-CCTGTCCAGCCCAATACCTGA-3′
β-actin	5′-ATCGTGCGTGACATTAAGGAGAAG-3′	NM_001101	179
	5′-AGGAAGGAAGGCTGGAAGAGTG -3′

α-SMA: α-smooth muscle actin; SOCS3: Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3.