Table I.

Primer sequences for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Gene	Forward (5′-3′)	Reverse (5′-3′)	Length (bp)
BIP	CCTCAGAGTGGAGTTGAAAATGC	CCCCAAGACACGTGAGCAA	82
CHOP	GGAAGTGCATCTTCATACACCACC	TGACTGGAATCTGGAGAGCGCGAGGG	316
Caspase-3	CTGGACTGCGGTATTGAG	GGGTGCGGTAGAGTAAGC	101
β-actin	AGGGAAATCGTGCGTGACAT	AACCGCTCATTGCCGATAGT	148

BIP, binding immunoglobulin protein; CHOP, C/EBP homologous protein.