Table 2.

Specific Primers in qRT-PCR Assay

Gene	Direction (5ʹ-3ʹ)	Sequence
circ_0006168	Forward	5ʹ-CGGCTCTTCCAGCTACAAAC-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-CATTGGCTACCTCCTCTGCT-3’
CNOT6L	Forward	5ʹ-AACTAGGAAACATGGTGTCT-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-AGTTCAGTAGCTTTCGGGTT-3’
miR-516b-5p	Forward	5ʹ-GCCGAGATCTGGAGGTAAGA-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGA-3’
XBP1	Forward	5ʹ-CCCTCCAGAACATCTCCCCAT-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-ACATGACTGGGTCCAAGTTGT-3’
U6	Forward	5ʹ-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3’
GAPDH	Forward	5ʹ-GGGAAGCTCACTGGCATGGCCTTCC-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-CATGTGGGCCATGAGGTCCACCAC-3’