Table 1.

Sequences of primers used for qRT-PCR assays

miRNA	Primer sequences
miR-155-5p	RT primer: 5′-CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTC AGTTGAGGCTGAGA-3′ Forward primer: 5′-ACACTCCAGCTGTAAACA TCCTACACTCT-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGA-3′
U6	RT primer: 5′-CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTCAGTTGAGAAAAATATGG-3′ Forward primer: 5′-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3′
CTHRC1	Forward primer: 5′-ATAATGGAATGTGCTTACAAGG-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-TTCCCAAGATCTATGCCATAAT-3′
18S rRNA	Forward primer: 5′-CCTGGATACCGCAGCTAGGA-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-GCGGCGCAATACGAATGCCCC-3′