Table 1.

Primers used in the polymerase chain reactions

Gene	Primer sequence (5′ → 3′)
TNF-α
Forward	CAGGCGGTGCCTATGTCTC
Reverse	CGATCACCCCGAAGTTCAGTAG
IL-6
Forward	CTGCAAGAGACTTCCATCCAG
Reverse	AGTGGTATAGACAGGTCTGTTGG
β-actin
Forward	GGCTGTATTCCCCTCCATCG
Reverse	CCAGTTGGTAACAATGCCATGT
Bax
Forward	AGACAGGGGCCTTTTTGCTAC
Reverse	AATTCGCCGGAGACACTCG
Bcl-2
Forward	GCTACCGTCGTGACTTCGC
Reverse	CCCCACCGAACTCAAAGAAGG
LC3-2
Forward	GACCGCTGTAAGGAGGTGC
Reverse	AGAAGCCGAAGGTTTCTTGGG
Beclin-1
Forward	ATGGAGGGGTCTAAGGCGTC
Reverse	TGGGCTGTGGTAAGTAATGGA
CSE
Forward	GCAGCGATTACACCACAAACC
Reverse	AATATCAGCACCCAGAGCCAAAG

Abbreviations: CSE, cystathionine-γ-lyase; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.