Table 1.

Sequences of primers for real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amplification

Gene	Sequence of primer
Osteopontin (OPN)	Forward primer: 5′-TCACCAGTCTGATGAGTCTCAC-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-CAGGTCTGCGAAACTTCTTAGAT-3′
Bone sialoprotein (BSP)	Forward primer: 5′-GAATGGCCTGTGCTTTCTCAA-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-TCGGATGAGTCACTACTGCCC-3′
Integrin α5 subunit (α-V)	Forward primer: 5′-CCTCAGACGCTGCGTGGAGC-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-AGGGCTGAGCTTCGGAGCGA-3′
B cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl2)	Sense primer: 5′-ATCCAGGATAACGGAGGC-3′
	Antisense primer: 5′-CAGCCAGGAGAAATCAAAC-3′
Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax)	Sense primer: 5′-GACCCGGTGCCTCAGGATGC-3′
	Antisense primer: 5′-GTCTGTGTCCACGGCGGCAA-3′
Caspase 3	Sense primer: 5′-CATGGAAGCGAATCAATGGACT-3′
	Antisense primer: 5′-CTGTACCAGACCGAGATGTCA-3′
β-Actin	Forward primer: 5′-GCAGAAGGAGATCACAGCCCT-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-GCTGATCCACATCTGCTGGAA-3′