Table 1.

Sequences of oligonucleotide primers used for real-time PCR

Target	Forward primer (5'-3')	Reverse primer (5'-3')	Product size (bp)
Caspase 3	GACAGACAGTGGTGTTGATG	TGGATGAACCAGGAGCCATC	132
Caspase 8	AACCTGGTACATCCAGTCAC	AAAGTAGGCTGAGGCATCTG	150
Caspase 9	AAGGTTTGAGGACCTTCGAC	GACTGCAGGTCTTCAGAGTG	184
Caspase 4	GTGGAGAAGGACTTCATTGC	CTGGAAGCATGTGATGAGTTG	108
ATF4	CAGCTACCACCCATAACAAG	GTGTCCATCACCTGACAGTC	138
ATF6	CAGCTACCACCCATAACAAG	GTGTCCATCACCTGACAGTC	133
GRP78	GTCCTTCTATGAAGGAGAAG	GAATCTTCCAACACTTTCTGG	117
CHOP	TGCAAGAGGTCCTGTCTTCAG	GCACTGACTCCTCGGAAC	106
XBP1	AAGGCGCTGAGGAGGAAAC	GGTTCTCAACTACAAGGCC	178
GAPDH	CTTCATTGACCTCAACTACATGG	CTCGCTCCTGGAAGATGGTGAT	134

Abbreviations: ATF activating transcription factor, GRP78 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein, CHOP C/EBP homologous protein, XBP1 X-box binding protein-1, GAPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase