Table 2. Primers used for target and housekeeping genes.

Gene	Primer sequence
18s	5′-AACCAACCCGGTCAGCCCCT- 3′ (sense), 5′-TTCGAATGGGTCGTCGCCGC- 3′ (antisense)
SOD-2	5′-GGTGGAGAACCCAAAGGGGAGTTG- 3′ (sense) 5′-TTATTGAAACCAAGCCAACCCCAACCT- 3′ (antisense)
Beclin-1	5′-GGATGGTGTCTCTCGCAGAT- 3′ (sense) 5′-TTTCTTGCCCTTCCTTTCTG- 3′ (antisense)
Parkin	5′-GGCTGTGGGTTTGCCTTCT-3′ (sense) 5′-TGCTTCCCAACGAGCCTG-3′ (antisense)
LC3	5′-CGCACCTTCGAACAAAGAG- 3′ (sense) 5′-TTGGCACTTTCTGTGGACAT- 3′ (antisense)