Table 2.

Taqman^®Gene Expression Assays used for gene expression analysis

Gene, assay ID	Encoded protein
1. RPS9 (reference gene) Hs02339424_g1	40S ribosomal protein S9
2. SFTPB Hs01090667_m1	Surfactant protein SP-B
3. OCLN Hs00170162_ml	Occludin
4. CLDN1 Hs00221623_ml	Claudin-1
5. CAV1 Hs00971716_m1	Caveolin-1
6. MMP1 Hs00899658_m1	Matrix metallopeptidase 1
7. MMP2 Hs01548727_m1	Matrix metallopeptidase 2
8. MMP9 Hs00234579_m1	Matrix metallopeptidase 9
9. MMP14 Hs01037009_g1	Matrix metallopeptidase 14