Table I.

Sequences of RT-PCR primers used in this study.

Gene name	Sequence
Bax	Forward: 5′-AAG CTG AGC GAG TGT CTC CGG CG-3 Reverse: 5′-CAG ATG CCG GTT CAG GTA CTC AGT C-3′
Bcl-2	Forward: 5′-CTC GTC GCT ACC GTC GTG ACT TGG-3′ Reverse: 5′-CAG ATG CCG GTT CAG GTA CTC AGT C-3′
Caspase-9	Forward: 5′-GGC CCT TCC TCG CTT CAT CTC-3′ Reverse: 5′-GGT CCT TGG GCC TTC CTG GTA T-3′
Caspase-3	Forward: 5′-CAA ACT TTT TCA GAG GGG ATC G-3′ Reverse: 5′-GCA TAC TGT TTC AGC ATG GCA-3′
NF-κB	Forward: 5′-CAC TTA TGG ACA ACT ATG AGG TCT CTG G-3′ Reverse: 5′-CTG TCT TGT GGA CAA CGC AGT GGA ATT TTA GG-3′
IκB-α	Forward: 5′-GCT GAA GAA GGA GCG GCT ACT-3′ Reverse: 5′-TCG TAC TCC TCG TCT TTC ATG GA-3′
iNOS	Forward: 5′-AGA GAG ATC GGG TTC ACA-3′ Reverse: 5′-CAC AGA ACT GAG GGT ACA-3′
COX-2	Forward: 5′-TTA AAA TGA GAT TGT CCG AA-3′ Reverse: 5′-AGA TCA CCT CTG CCT GAG TA-3′
MMP-2	Forward: 5′-CTT CTT CAA GGA CCG GTT CA-3′ Reverse: 5′-GCT GGC TGA GTA CCA GTA-3′
MMP-9	Forward: 5′-TGG GCT ACG TGA CCT ATG AC-3′ Reverse: 5′-GCC CAG CCC ACC TCC ACT CC-3′
TIMP-1	Forward: 5′-GTC AGT GAG AAG CAA GTC GA-3′ Reverse: 5′-ATG TTC TTC TCT GTG ACC CA-3′
TIMP-2	Forward: 5′-TGG GGA CAC CAG AAG TCA AC-3′ Reverse: 5′-TTT TCA GAG CCT TGG AGG AG-3′
GAPDH	Forward: 5′-CGG AGT CAA CGG ATT TGG TC-3′ Reverse: 5′-AGC CTT CTC CAT GGT CGT GA-3′

RT-PCR, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.