Table I.

Oligomers and primers sequences and used in the present study.

Gene (Homo sapiens)	Sequence (5′-3′)
miR-146a mimic	UGAGAACUGAAUUCCAUGGGUU
Mimic NC	UUCUCCGAACGUGUCACGUTT
miR-146a inhibitor	AACCCAUGGAAUUCAGUUCUCA
Inhibitor NC	ACGUGACACGUUCGGAGAATT
si TAK1	AAAGCGTTTATTGTAGAGCTT
si TAK1 NC	ACGUGACACGUUCGGAGAATT
miR-146a-forward	CAGTGCGTGTCGTGGAGT
miR-146a-reverse	GGGTGAGAACTGAATTCCA
U6-forward	CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA
U6-reverse	AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT
TAK1-forward	ATCAGCAGAGTAGCTGCGGT
TAK1-reverse	GAGGAGCTTGCTGCAGAGT
GAPDH-forward	AGGGCTGCTTTTAACTCTGGT
GAPDH-reverse	CCCCACTTGATTTTGGAGGGA

miR, microRNA; NC, negative control; TAK1, transforming growth factor β-activated kinase 1; si, small interfering.