Table I.

Primer sequences used in the present study.

Primer	Sequence
miRNA-146a mimics
Forward	5′-UGAGAACUGAAUUCCAUGGGUU-3′
Reverse	5′-CCCAUGGAAUUCAGUUCUCAUU-3′
miRNA-146a inhibitor	5′-AACCCAUGGAAUUCAGUUCUCA-3′
JNK2 primers
Forward	5′-CTGCGTCACCCATACATC-3′
Reverse	5′-TGGCGTTGCTACTTACTGC-3′
p53 primers
Forward	5′-TGCGTGTGGAGTATTTGGATG-3′
Reverse	5′-TGGTACAGTCAGAGCCAACCAG-3′
Bcl-2 primers
Forward	5′-CTGGTGGACAACATCGCTCTG-3′
Reverse	5′-GGTCTGCTGACCTCACTTGTG-3′

JNK2, Jun kinase 2; Bcl-2, B cell lymphoma 2; F, forward; R, reverse.