Table I.

Primer sequences utilized in RT-qPCR.

Gene	Primer	Sequence
CYR-61	Forward	5′-CAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATG-3′
	Reverse	5′-AAAGGGTTGTATAGGATGCGAG-3′
Bak	Forward	5′-CACCTTACCTCTGCAACCTAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-TGCAACATGGTCTGGAACTC-3′
Bax	Forward	5′-AGTAACATGGAGCTGCAGAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-AGTAGAAAAGGGCGACAACC-3′
Caspase-9	Forward	5′-GTTTGAGGACCTTCGACCAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-GCATTAGCGACCCTAAGCAG-3′
Apaf-1	Forward	5′-CCTCTCATTTGCTGATGTCG-3′
	Reverse	5′-TCACTGCAGATTTTCACCAGA-3′
Caspase-10	Forward	5′-AATCTGACATGCCTGGAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-ACTCGGCTTCCTTGTCTAC-3′
Caspase-8	Forward	5′-ATGCAAACTGGATGATGACA-3′
	Reverse	5′-TTCATATCTTCAGCAGGTCT-3′
FasL	Forward	5′-AACCAAGTGGACCTTGAGACCACA-3′
	Reverse	5′-TTCACATGGCAGCCCAGAGTTCTA-3′
FADD	Forward	5′-CCTGGTACAAGAGGTTCAGC-3′
	Reverse	5′-CTGTGTAGATGCCTGTGGTC-3′
β-actin	Forward	5′-ACCTTCTACAATGAGCTGCG-3′
	Reverse	5′-CCTGGATAGCAACGTACATGG-3′