Table I.

Primers used in this study.

Primer	Sequence	Product (bp)
PAR-2_FP	5′-AGAAGCCTTATTGGTAAGGTT-3′	582
PAR-2_RP	5′-AACATCATGACAGGTCGTGAT-3′
MMP-2_FP	5′-CAGGCTCTTCTCCTTTCACAAC-3′	398
MMP-2_RP	5′-AAGCCACGGCTTGGTTTTCCTC-3′
MMP-9_FP	5′-TCCCCTACGTCACCTATGACAT-3′	172
MMP-9_RP	5′-GCCCAGCCCACCTCCACTCCTC-3′
β-actin_FP	5′-TGTTTGAGACCTTCAACACCC-3′	540
β-actin_RP	5′-AGCACTGTGTTGGCGTACAGG-3′

PAR-2, protease-activated receptor 2; MMP-2, matrix metalloproteinase 2; FP, forward primer; RP, reverse primer.