Table I.

Primer sequences for qPCR analysis.

Gene	Primer sequences (5′→3′)
Human Bcl-2	Positive sequence: GTGGCC
	TTCTTTGAGTTCGG
	Reverse sequence: GGCCGT
	ACAGTTCCACAAAG
Human Bax	Positive sequence: ATGAAG
	ACAGGGGCCCTTTT
	Reverse sequence: GCAATC
	ATCCTCTGCAGCTC
Human caspase-3	Positive sequence: ACTGGA
	CTGTGGCATTGAGA
	Reverse sequence: GCACAA
	AGCGACTGGATGAA
Human GAPDH	Positive sequence: CCAGAA
	CATCATCCCTGCCT
	Reverse sequence: CCTGCT
	TCACCACCTTCTTG
Human UGCG siRNA	Positive sequence: CGCGAA
	UCCAUGACAAUAUTT
	Reverse sequence: AUAUUG
	UCAUGGAUUCGCGTT
Negative control siRNA	Positive sequence: GCGACG
	AUCUGCCUAAGAUdTdT
	Reverse sequence: AUCUUA
	GGCAGAUCGUCGUCGCdTdT
Human GCS	Positive sequence: TTCATG
	TGTCATTGCCTGGC
	Reverse sequence: AGCGTA
	ATCTGTAGCGACCA

GCS, glucosylceramide synthase; UGCG, UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase.