Table 1.

Sequences of primers for quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Gene	Forward	Reverse
Notch1	5’-TCGTGCTCCTGTTCTTTGTG-3’	5’-TTCTCTCCGCTTCTTCTTGC-3’
Notch2	5’-TGATGAGCAGGAACAGGAGA-3’	5’-ATGAGAAGCCAGGAGAGCAG-3’
Notch3	5’-ATACCCACTACGGGATGTGC-3’	5’-AGGACGAAGATGACCAGCAG-3’
Notch4	5’-GGATGAATGTCGGAGTGACC-3’	5’-GGCTACACAAGGGAACCTCA-3’
Jagged1	5’-CAGTGGCTTGGGTCTGTTG-3’	5’-CATTGTTGGTGGTGTTGTCC-3’
Hes1	5’-GTGGGTCCTAACGCAGTGTC-3’	5’-GTCAGAAGAGAGAGGTGGGCTA-3’
Hes5	5’-ATGCTCAGTCCCAAGGAGAA-3’	5’-CTCCAGCAGCAGTTTCAGC-3’
TGF-β1	5’-ATTCCTGGCGTTACCTTGG-3’	5’-AGCCCTGTATTCCGTTCTCT-3’
Smad2	5’-CGGCTGAACTGTCTCCTACC-3’	5’-AGGTCTCTCCAACCCTCTGG-3’
Smad3	5’-GGTAAAGGATTGCCACCAAA-3’	5’-GAACAGCCAGGAAAGGGACT-3’
β-actin	5’-CACCCGCGAGTACAACCTTC-3’	5’-CCCATACCCACCATCACACC-3’