Table I.

List of primers used in RT-qPCR for mRNA expression of p53, caspase-3, bax and Bcl-2.

Gene name	Sense primer	Anti-sense primer
p53	5′-TAACAGTTCCTGCATGGGCGGC-3′	5′-AGGACAGGCACAAACACGCACC-3′
Caspase-3	5′-TTAATAAAGGTATCCATGGAGAACACT-3′	5′-TTAGTGATAAAAATAGAGTTCTTTTGTGAG-3′
Bax	5′-TGGAGCTGCAGAGGATGATTG-3′	5′-GAAGTTGCCGTCAGAAAACATG-3′
GAPDH	5′-TCCCTCAAGATTGTCAGCAA-3′	5′-AGATCCACAACGGATACATT-3′
Bcl-2	5′-CACCCCTGGCATCTTCTCCTT-3′	5′-AGCGTCTTCAGAGACAGCCAG-3′

Bcl-2, B-cell lymphoma 2; Bax, Bcl-2-associated X protein; RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.