Table I.

Sequences of primers used for polymerase chain reaction.

Gene	Sequence
Caspase-3	Forward, 5′-CAAACTTTTTCAGAGGGGATCG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-GCATACTGTTTCAGCATGGCA-3′
Caspase-8	Forward, 5′-CCCCACCCTCACTTTGCT-3′
	Reverse, 5′-GGAGGACCAGGCTCACTTA-3′
Caspase-9	Forward, 5′-GGCCCTTCCTCGCTTCATCTC-3′
	Reverse, 5′-GGTCCTTGGGCCTTCCTGGTAT-3′
Bax	Forward, 5′-AAGCTGAGCGAGTGTCTCCGGCG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-CAGATGCCGGTTCAGGTACTCAGTC-3′
Bcl-2	Forward, 5′-CTCGTCGCTACCGTCGTGACTTGG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-CAGATGCCGGTTCAGGTACTCAGTC-3′
Bcl-xL	Forward, 5′-CCCAGAAAGGATACAGCTGG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-GCGATCCGACTCACCAATAC-3′
Fas	Forward, 5′-GAAATGAAATCCAAAGCT-3′
	Reverse, 5′-TAATTTAGAGGCAAAGTGGC-3′
FasL	Forward, 5′-GGATTGGGCCTGGGGATGTTTCA-3′
	Reverse, 5′-TTGTGGCTCAGGGGCAGGTTGTTG-3′
p53	Forward, 5′-GCTCTGACTGTACCACCATCC-3′
	Reverse, 5′-CTCTCGGAACATCTCGAAGCG-3′
p21	Forward, 5′-CTCAGAGGAGGCGCCATG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-GGGCGGATTAGGGCTTCC-3′
hIAP-1	Reverse, 5′-GCCTGATGCTGGATAACTGG-3′
	Forward, 5′-GGCGACAGAAAAGTCAATGG-3′
hIAP-2	Reverse, 5′-GCCTGATGCTGGATAACTGG-3′
	Forward, 5′-GCTCTTGCCAATTCTGATGG-3′
NF-κB	Forward, 5′-CACTTATGGACAACTATGAGGTCTCTGG-3′
	Reverse, 5′-CTGTCTTGTGGACAACGCAGTGGAATTTTAGG-3′
IκB-α	Forward, 5′-GCTGAAGAAGGAGCGGCTACT-3′
	Reverse, 5′-TCGTACTCCTCGTCTTTCATGGA-3′
COX-2	Reverse, 5′-TTAAAATGAGATTGTCCGAA-3′
	Forward, 5′-AGATCACCTCTGCCTGAGTA-3′
iNOS	Reverse, 5′-AGAGAGATCGGGTTCACA-3′
	Forward, 5′-CACAGAACTGAGGGTACA-3′
GAPDH	Reverse, 5′-CGGAGTCAACGGATTTGGTC-3′
	Forward, 5′-AGCCTTCTCCATGGTCGTGA-3′

Bcl-2, B-cell lymphoma 2; Bax, Bcl-2-associated X protein; Bcl-xL, Bcl-extra large protein; FasL, Fas ligand; hIAP, human inhibitor of apoptosis; NF-κB, nuclear factor-κB; I-κB-α, inhibitor of NF-κB α; COX, cyclooxygenase; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase.