Table 1.

The gene-specific primers used in this study

Gene	Forward primer (5′ → 3′)	Reverse primer (5′ → 3′)	Product size
Occludin	CCGCCAAGGTTCGCTTATCT	TTCAAAAGGCCTCACGGACA	96
Claudin-5	TATGAATCTGTGCTGGCGCT	AGTGCTACCCGTGCCTTAAC	158
ICAM-1	TGTCAGCCACCATGCCTTAG	CAGCTTGCACGACCCTTCTA	132
VEGF-α	ATGCGGATCAAACCTCACCA	AAACCGGGATTTCTTGCGCT	162
GAPDH	AAGAGGGATGCTGCCCTTAC	TACGGCCAAATCCGTTCACA	119