Table 1.

Primers for miR-21, miR-124, and U6.

Genes	Forward Primers	Reverse Primers
miR-21	5′-GCTTCGCCTAGCTTA TCAGACT-3′	5′-CAGTGCTGGGTCCG AGTGA-3′
miR-124	5′-GCTAAGGCACGCGG TG-3′	5′-GTGCAGGGTCCGAG GT-3′
U6	5′-CTCGCTTCGGCAGC ACA-3′	5′-AACGCTTCACGAAT TTGCGT-3′

Abbreviations: miR-21, microRNA-21; miR-124, microRNA-124.