Table I.

The gene primer sequence and product size used for AQP4, NHE1 and β-actin.

Gene name	Oligonucleotides used for RT-qPCR primer sequence (5'-3')	Production size (bp)
HIF-1α	F: AACAGAATGGAACGGAGCAA
	R: TTCACAATCGTAACTGGTCAGC	119
AQP4	F: CTCATCTCCCTCTGCTTTGG
	R: CGATGCTGATCTTTCGTGTG	124
NHE1	F: GACAAGAAGCACTTCCCCATGT
	R: GGTCATGCCCTGCACAAAG	87
β-actin	F: GCCAACACAGTGCTGTCTG
	R: TACTCCTGCTTGCTGATCCA	104

RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction; F, forward; R, reverse.