Table 1. Primers used for quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in this study.

Name	Direction	Primer (5′-3′)
For microRNA qPCR
Universal qPCR primer	Reverse	The One Step PrimeScript® miRNA cDNA Synthesis Kit (Takara)
miR-126	Forward	TCGTACCGTGAGTAATAATGCG
U6 snRNA	Forward	CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA
For mRNA qPCR
IRS-1	Forward	AGTCCTAACCGCAACCAGAGT
	Reverse	CCTCAGCCACACATTCTCAA
Beta-actin	Forward	GGCGGCAACACCATGTACCCT
	Reverse	AGGGGCCGGACTCGTCATACT