Table 1. Primers used in the study.

Genes	Primer sequence		PCR Products
Bip	Sense	5′-AGCCCACCGTAACAATCAAG-3′	445 bp
Bip	Antisense	5′-TCCAGCCA TTCGATCTTTTC-3′
XBP-1	Sense	5′-AAACAGAGTAGCAGCACAGACTG-3′	601 bp
XBP-1	Antisense	5′-GATCTCTAAGACTAGAGGCTTGGTG-3′
CHOP	Sense	5′-GAGTCTCTGCCTTTCGCCTT-3′	373 bp
CHOP	Antisense	5′-TCTCATTCTCCTGCTCCTTCTC-3′
DDAH1	Sense	5′-AGGACAAATCAACGAGGTGC-3′	305 bp
DDAH1	Antisense	5′- TTTGC GCTTTCTGGGTACTC-3′
DDAH2	Sense	5′-GGAGGTAAACTGAGGC AACG-3′	537 bp
DDAH2	Antisense	5′-GGAGGTAAACTGAGGC AACG-3′
β-actin	Sense	5′-TCTTCTGGGAGGTAGCAGGA-3′	241 bp
β-actin	Antisense	5′-CACGATGGAGGGGCCGGACTCATC-3′
GAPDH	Sense	5′- AACTTTGGCATTGTGGAAGG-3′	662 bp
GAPDH	Antisense	5′- TGTGAGGGAGATGCTCAGTG-3′