Table 1. Primer sequences for the apoptosis factors in RT-PCR.

Name	Primer sequence
HMOX1	sense	5′-CTTTGAGGAGTTGCAGGAGC-3′
	antisense	5′-TGTAAGGACCCATCGGAGAA-3′
Bax	sense	5′-TGACGGCAACTTCAACTGGG-3′
	antisense	5′-AGCACTCCCGCCACAAAGA-3′
Bcl-2	sense	5′-GGGAGGATTGTGGCCTTCTT-3′
	antisense	5′-GGCCAAACTGAGCAGAGTCTTC-3′
NFκB-3	sense	5′-ACTACGAGGGACCAGCCAAGA-3′
	antisense	5′-CGCAGCCGCACTATACTCA-3′
Caspase-3	sense	5′-GTGGAATTGATGCGTGATG-3′
	antisense	5′-AACCAGGTGCTGTGGAGTA-3′
β-Actin	sense	5′-GACCTGACTGACTACCTC-3′
	antisense	5′-TCTTCATTGTGCTGGGTGC-3′