Table I.

Primers for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Gene name	Primer sequences
Bax	Forward: 5′-GATGCGTCCACCAAGAAG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-AGTTGAAGTTGCCGTCAG-3′
Bcl-2	Forward: 5′-GTTCCCTTTCCTTCCATCC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-TAGCCAGTCCAGAGGTGAG-3′
GAPDH	Forward: 5′-ATGGCACCGTCAAGGCTGAG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-TGTCAGGTACGGTAGTGACG-3′
TXNIP	Forward: 5′-GCTCAATCATGGTGATGTTCAAG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CTTCACACACTTCCACTGTCAC-3′
NLRP3	Forward: 5′-GGAGAGACCTTTATGAGAAAGCAA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCTGTCTTCCTGGCATATCACA-3′
Notch1	Forward: 5′-CACCCATGACCACTACCCAGTT-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CCTCGGACCAATCAGAGATGTT-3′

NLRP3, NLR pyrin domain containing 3; TXNIP, thioredoxin interacting protein.