Table I.

Sequences of the primer pairs employed in the RT-PCR reactions.

Name		Sequence of primers
TIMP-1	Sense	5′-TGG-GGA-CAC-CAG-AAG-TCA-AC-3′
	Antisense	5′-TTT-TCA-GAG-CCT-TGG-AGG-AG-3′
TIMP-2	Sense	5′-GTC-AGT-GAG-AAG-GAA-GTG-GAC-TCT-3′
	Antisense	5′-ATG-TTC-TTC-TCT-GTG-ACC-CAG-TC-3′
MMP-2	Sense	5′-GGC-CCT-GTC-ACT-CCT-GAG-AT-3′
	Antisense	5′-GGC-ATC-CAG-GTT-ATC-GGG-GA-3′
MMP-9	Sense	5′-CGG-AGC-ACG-GAG-ACG-GGT-AT3′
	Antisense	5′-TGA-AGG-GGA-AGA-CGC-ACA-GC-3′
GAPDH	Sence	5′-CGG-AGT-CAA-CGG-ATT-TGG-TCG-TAT-3′
	Antisense	5′-AGC-CTT-CTC-CAT-GGT-GGT-GAA-GAC-3′