Table 1.

Primers sequences for mRNAs amplified in qRT-PCR.

Gene	Primer sequences
Bax	5′-AGCTCTGAACAGATCATGAAGACA-3′ (forward)
	5′-CTCCATGTTGTTGTCCAGTTCATC-3′ (reverse)
Bcl-2	5′-GGACAACATCGCTCTGTGGATGA-3′ (forward)
	5′-CAGAGACAGCCAGGAGAAATCAA-3′ (reverse)
Caspase-3	5′-ATG GGA GCA AGT CAG TGG AC-3′ (forward)
	5′-CGT ACC AGA GCG AGA TGA CA-3′ (reverse)
TNF-α	5′-CCC TCA CAC TCA GAT CAT CTT CT-3′ (forward)
	5′-GCT ACG ACG TGG GCT ACA G-3′ (reverse)
IL-1β	5′-AAACAGATGAAGTGCTCCTTCCAGG-3′ (forward)
	5′-TGGAGAACACCACTTGTTGCTCCA-3′ (reverse)
IL-6	5′-GCAAAGGGAAACTCACCA-3′ (forward)
Calpain-2	5′-AACACCTGTTTGGCTTTTAG-3′ (reverse)
	5′-CCCCAGTTCATTATTGGAGG-3′ (forward)
	5′-GCCAGGATTTCCTCATTCAA-3′ (reverse)