Table 1. List of primer sequences (F: forward; R: reverse).

Gene	Primer sequences
EPO	F: 5’-AGGGTCACGAAGCCATGAAG-3’
	R: 5’-GAT TTC GGC TGT TGC CAG TG-3’
EPOR	F: 5’-GCG ACT TGG ACC CTC TCA TC-3’
	R: 5’-AGT TAC CCT TGT GGG TGG TG-3’
Hamp	F: 5’-GAA GGC AAG ATG GCA CTA AGC-3’
	R: 5’-CAG AGC CGT AGT CTG TCT CG-3’
TfR2	F: 5’-CAA GCT TCG CCC AGA AGG TA-3’
	R: 5’-CGT GTA AGG GTC CCC AGT TC-3’
SLC40A1	F: 5’-CAG GCT TAG GGT CTA CTG CG-3’
	R: 5’-CCG AAA GAC CCC AAA GGA CA-3’
HJV	F: 5’-GCC TAC TTC CAA TCC TGC GT-3’
	R: 5’-GGT CAA GAA GAC TCG GGC AT-3’
TF	F: 5’-GGC ATC AGA CTC CAG CAT CA-3’
	R: 5’-GCA GGC CCA TAG GGA TGT T-3’
Hfe	F: 5’-CTG GAT CAG CCT CTC ACT GC-3’
	R: 5’-GTC ACC CAT GGT TCC TCC TG-3’
DMT1	F: 5’-CAA CTC TAC CCT GGC TGT GG-3’
	R: 5’-GTC ATG GTG GAG CTC TGT CC-3’
TfR1	F: 5’-GCT CGT GGA GAC TAC TTC CG-3’
	R: 5’-GCC CCA GAA GAT GTG TCG G-3’
TMPRSS6	F: 5’-CCG AAT ATG AGG TGG ACC CG-3’
	R: 5’-GGT TCA CGT AGC TGT AGC GG-3’
BMP6	F: 5’-GCT GCC AAC TAT TGT GAC GG-3’
	R: 5’-GGT TTG GGG ACG TAC TCG G-3’
Il-6	F: 5’-ATG TTG TTG ACA GCC ACT GC-3’
	R: 5’- TTT TCT GAC AGT GCA TCA TCG-3’
Il-1β	F: 5’-CTC TGT GAC TCG TGG GAT GAT G-3’
	R: 5’-CAC TTG TTG GCT TAT GTT CTG TCC-3’
CTGF	F: 5’-CGT AGA CGG TAA AGC AAT GG-3’
	R: 5’-AGT CAA AGA AGC AGC AAA CAC-3’
NF-kβ	F: 5’-ACC TGA GTC TTC TGG ACC GCT G-3’
	R: 5’-CCA GCC TTC TCC CAA GAG TCG T-3’
VEGF-α	F: 5’- GAA GTT CAT GGA CGT CTA CCA G -3’
	R: 5’- CAT CTG CTA TGC TGC AGG AAG CT -3’
TNF-α	F: 5’- CCC AGA CCC TCA CAC TCA GAT CAT -3’
	R: 5’—GCA GCC TTG TCC CTT GAA GAG AA-3’
18S	F: 5’-CCA CTA AAG GGC ATC CTG GG-3’
	R: 5’-CAT TGA GAG CAA TGC CAG CC-3’
Actb	F: 5’-GAG ATT ACT GCC CTG GCT CC-3’
	R: 5’-CGG ACT CAT CGT ACT CCT GC-3’