Table 1.

Primers for qRT-PCR

Gene	Primers
FOXO3
Forward	5′-TAACTTTGATTCCCTCATCT-3ʹ
Reverse	5′- TAGGTCTTGTGTCAGTTTGA-3ʹ
RUNX2
Forward	5′-TCTCTGGTTTTTAAATGGTTA-3ʹ
Reverse	5′-CTTGTACCCTCTGTTGTAAAT-3ʹ
OCN
Forward	5′-ACCGAGACACCATGAGAG-3′
Reverse	5′-CTGGGTCTCTTCACTACCT-3′
Smad4
Forward	5′-ATGGAGCTCATCCTAGTAAA-3′
Reverse	5′-TGATATGGATTCACACAGAC-3′
Beclin 1
Forward	5′-GTGGAATGGAATGAGATTA-3′
Reverse	5′-GCTCCTTAGATTTGTCTGTC-3′
P62
Forward	5′-GTACCAGGACAGCGAGAG-3′
Reverse	5′-ATGTAGATTCGGAAGATGTC-3′
GAPDH
Forward	5′-TTTTTGGTTTTAGGGTTAGTTAGTA-3′
Reverse	5′-AAAACCTCCTATAATATCCCTCCTC-3′