Table 1. Primers for the genes in this study.
| Gene | Oligo | Sequences | Amplicon (bp) |
| α-SMA | F | GGGACATCAAGGAGAAACTGTGT | 150 |
| R | TCTCTGGGCAGCGGAAAC | ||
| ZO-1 | F | TTCCAGATAAAGCCCCAGTTAATG | 150 |
| R | GCAGAAGATTGTGATTGAATTTAGGA | ||
| NOTCH-1 | F | CGCCGTGAACAATGTGGAT | 157 |
| R | GTCCCGGTTGGCAAAGTG | ||
| RBP-JK | F | TTCCACCAGCCTTACCTTTACC | 150 |
| R | GTGCTGGCGTTTGTGTAACTTC | ||
| HES-1 | F | TTTGGATGCTCTGAAGAAAGATAGC | 150 |
| R | CGGTACTTCCCCAGCACACTT | ||
| Jagged-1 | F | GGGAACCCGATCAAGGAAAT | 150 |
| R | GCTCAGCAAGGGAACAAGGA | ||
| NOTCH-2 | F | GGCTCCCTGTTCCCCAAA | 186 |
| R | ATGTAGCTGCCCTGGGTGTT | ||
| NOTCH-4 | F | CCTGGTTGAAGAACTGATTGCA | 150 |
| R | TTGTCCTGGGCATCTTTATCG | ||
| Dll4 | F | TGTGGCAAACAGCAAAACCA | 150 |
| R | CCGACACTCTGGCTTTTCACT |