Table I.

Nucleotide sequences.

Name	Sequence
miR-23a mimic	5′-AUCACAUUGCCAGGGAUUUCC-3′
miR-23a inhibitor	5′-GGAAAUCCCUGGCAAUGUGAU-3′
NC mimic	5′-UUCUCCGAACGUGUCACGUTT-3′
NC inhibitor	5′-CAGUACUUUUGUGUAGUACAA-3′
NC	5′-GGCUACGUCCAGGAGCGCA CC-3′
siAPAF-1	5′-GACGUCUGCAACUCAUUAATT-3′
miRNA-23a (reverse transcription primer)	5′-CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTCAGTTGAGGGAAATCC-3′
miRNA-23a (F)	5′-ACACTCCAGCTGGGATCACATTGCCAGGGATTT-3′
miRNA-23a (R)	5′-TGGTGTCGTGGAGTCG-3′
U6 (F)	5′-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3′
U6 (R)	5′-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3′
APAF-1 (F)	5′-CCTCTCATTTGCTGATGTCG-3′
APAF-1 (R)	5′-TCACTGCAGATTTTCACCAGA-3′
GAPDH (F)	5′-ATCATCAGCAATGCCTCC-3′
GAPDH (R)	5′-CATCACGCCACAGTTTCC-3′

NC, negative control; si, small interfering; miRNA, microRNA; APAF-1, apoptotic protease activating factor 1; F, forward; R, reverse.