Table 1.

Sequence of primers used for RT-PCR

Gene name		Sequence
GAPDH	Sense	5′-CGG AGT CAA CGG ATT TGG TCG TAT-3′
	Antisense	5′-AGC CTT CTC CAT GGT GGT GAA GAC-3′
MMP-2	Sense	5′-CTT CTT CAA GGA CCG GTT CAT-3′
	Antisense	5′-GCT GGC TGA GTA GAT CCA GTA-3′
MMP-9	Sense	5′-TGG GCT ACG TGA CCT ATG ACC AT-3′
	Antisense	5′-GCC CAG CCC ACC TCC ACT CCT C-3′
TIMP-1	Sense	5′-TGG GGA CAC CAG AAG TCA AC-3′
	Antisense	5′-TTT TCA GAG CCT TGG AGG AG-3′
TIMP-2	Sense	5′-GTC AGT GAG AAG GAA GTG GAC TCT-3′
	Antisense	5′-ATG TTC TTC TCT GTG ACC CAG TC-3′
Claudin-1	Sense	5′-TCA GCA CTG CCC TGC CCC AGT-3′
	Antisense	5′-TGG TGT TGG GTA AGA GGT TGT-3′
Claudin-2	Sense	5′-ACA CAC AGC ACA GGC ATC AC-3′
	Antisense	5′-TCT CCA ATC TCA AAT TTC ATG C-3′
Claudin-3	Sense	5′-AAG GCC AAG ATC ACC ATC GTG-3′
	Antisense	5′-AGA CGT AGT CCT TGC GGT CGT-3′
Claudin-4	Sense	5′-TGG ATG AAC TGC GTG GTG CAG-3′
	Antisense	5′-GAG GCG GCC CAG CCG ACG TA-3′