Table 3.

Sequences of primers used in the qPCR assay

Gene Name	Sequence
Cu/Zn-SOD	Forward: 5′GGTGGGCCAAAGGATGAAGAG-3′
	Reverse: 5′CCACAAGCCAAACGACTTCC-3′
CAT	Forward: 5′-TGGAGCTGGTAACCCAGTAGG-3′
	Reverse: 5′CCTTTGCCTTGGAGTATTTGGTA-3′
Nrf2	Forward: 5′-CTTTTGCGCAGACATTCCC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GACTGGGCTCTCGATGTGAC-3′
NQO1	Forward: 5′-GGTTTGAGCGAGTGTTCATAGG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCAGAGAGTACATGGAGCCAC-3′
HO-1	Forward: 5′-CAGTGCCAACCAAGTTCAAGC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GTTGAGCAGGAACGCAGTCTT-3′
p38 MAPK	Forward: 5′-CTACCCGCAGGAGCTGAACAA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-AATCATGGACTGAAATGGTCTCCAG-3′
Caspase-3	Forward: 5′-CATGGAAGCGAATCAATGGACT-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CTGTACCAGACCGAGATGTCA-3′
Caspase-9	Forward: 5′-CTCAGACCAGAGATTCGCAAAC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCATTTCCCCTCAAACTCTCAA-3′
Bax	Forward: 5′-CCAAGGTGCCGGAACTGA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CCCGGAGGAAGTCCAATGT-3′
Bcl-2	Forward: 5′-TGCGGCCTCTGTTTGATTTC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GGGCCAAACTGAGCAGAGTCT-3′
GAPDH	Forward: 5′-TCAAGAAGGTGGTGAAGCAGG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-AGCGTCAAAGGTGGAGGAGTG-3′