Table I.

Sequences of miR-21 inhibitor and control oligonucleotides, and primers used in their construction.

Oligonucleotide	Sequence
miR-21 inhibitor	5′-TCAACATCAGTCTGATAAGCTA-3′
Forward, BamHI	5′-GATCCTCAACATCAGTCTGATAAGCTACGATTCAACATCAGTCTGATAAGCTAACCGGTTCAACATCAGTCTGATAAGCTATCACTCAACATCAGTCTGATAAGCTATTTTTTGAATT-3′
Reverse, EcoRI	5′-ACCGGTTAGCTTATCAGACTGATGTTGAATCGTAGCTTATCAGACTGATGTTGAGAATTCAAAAAATAGCTTATCAGACTGATGTTGAGTGATAGCTTATCAGACTGATGTTGA-3′
miR-NC	5′-TTCTCCGAACGTGTCACGT-3′
Forward, BamHI	5′-GATCCGTTCTCCGAACGTGTCACGTTTCAAGAGAACGTGACACGTTCGGAGAACTTTTTTG-3′
Reverse, EcoRI	5′-AATTCAAAAAAGTTCTCCGAACGTGTCACGTTCTCTTGAAACGTGACACGTTCGGAGAACG-3′

miR, microRNA; NC, negative control.