Table II.

Forward and reverse primers used for RT-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Gene name	Sequence (5′–3′)
Hsa-miR-134
RT primer	GTCGTATCCAGTGCGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTGCACTGGATACGTTGGTGTC
Forward	ACACTCCAGCTGGGCACCAA
Hsa-miR-218
RT primer	GTCGTATCCAGTGCGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTGCACTGGATACGUGUAGAAA
Forward	ACACTCCAGCTGGGTTGTGCTTGATCTAA
Hsa-miR-488
RT primer	GTCGTATCCAGTGCGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTGCACTGGATACGTTGAGAGT
Forward	ACACTCCAGCTGGGCCCAGATAATGGCA
Hsa-miR-159
RT primer	GTCGTATCCAGTGCGTGTCGTGGAGTCGGCAATTGCACTGGATACGTCCTACCC
Forward	ACACTCCAGCTGGGCAGACTTGGCCAT
U6
Forward	CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA
Reverse	AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT
E-cadherin
Forward	AAAGGCCCATTTCCTAAAAACCT
Reverse	TGCGTTCTCTATCCAGAGGCT
Vimentin
Forward	AGTCCACTGAGTACCGGAGAC
Reverse	CATTTCACGCATCTGGCGTTC
α-SMA
Forward	CATTTCACGCATCTGGCGTTC
Reverse	CCATCAGGCAGTTCGTAG
GAPDH
Forward	TGCACCACCAACTGCTTAGC
Reverse	GGCATGGACTGTGGTCATGAG

α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; miR-134, microRNA-134; RT, reverse transcription.