Table 1.

List of primer sequences used for qRT-PCR.

Gene	Sequence
MMP-2	Forward primer: 5′-TTGACGGTAAGGACGGACTC-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-ACTTGCAGTACTCCCCATCG-3′
MMP-9	Forward primer: 5′-GAGACCGGTGAGCTGGAT-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-TACACGCGAGTGAAGGTGAG-3′
GAPDH	Forward primer: 5′-TGCACCACCAACTGCTTAGC-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-GGCATGGACTGTGGTCATGAG-3′