Table 1.

Target genes and terminal primers used in the qPCR analysis.

Target gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
18S	5′-ATGGCCGTTCTTAGTTGGTG-3′	5′-CGCTGAGCCAGTCAGTGTAG-3′
Bax	5′-TGCTTCAGGGTTTCATCCAGG-3′	5′-GGAAAAAGACCTCTCGGGGG-3′
Fas	5′-ACACTCACCAGCAACACCAA-3′	5′-TGCCACTGTTTCAGGATTTAA-3′
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)	5′-TGCCAACTATCTTCGGAACC-3′	5′-GCTCGCTTCACCTCAAATTC-3′
RICTOR	5′-GGAAGCCTGTTGATGGTGAT-3′	5′-GGCAGCCTGTTTTATGGTGT-3′
RAPTOR	5′-ACTGATGGAGTCCGAAATGC-3′	5′-TCATCCGATCCTTCATCCTC-3′
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α	5′-GTATCGCCAGGAATTGTTGC-3′	5′-AGCCCATGTTGTAGCAAACC-3′
NF-κB	5′-TGAGGTACAGGCCCTCTGAT-3′	5′-GTATTTCAACCACAGATGGCACT-3′