Table 1.

Primer sequences and size of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in expected PCR products for RT-PCR

Genes	Primer sequences	Product size (bp)
TIMP-1	Sense: 5’-CTGTTGGCTGTGAGGAATGCACAG-3’	106
	Antisense: 5’-TTCAGAGCCTTGGAGGAGCTGGTC-3’
TIMP-2	Sense: 5’-AGACGTAGTGATCGGGCCA-3’	490
	Antisense: 5’-GTACCACGCGCAAGAACCT-3’
β-actin	Sense: 5’-AAGGATTCCTATGTGGGC-3’	532
	Antisense: 5’-CATCTCTTGCTCGAAGTC-3’