Table II.

Primers used for reverse transcription-quantitative PCR.

Gene	Primer sequence	Product length, bp
LC3	Forward: 5′-GCGAGTTGGTCAAGATCATCC-3′	138
	Reverse: 5′-CGTCTTCATCCTTCTCCTGTTC-3′
Beclin-1	Forward: 5′-AATCTAAGGAGTTGCCGTTGT-3′	191
	Reverse: 5′-GCCTCCAGTGTCTTCAATCTT-3′
GAPDH	Forward: 5′-ACGGCAAGTTCAACGGCACAG-3′	149
	Reverse: 5′-GAAGACGCCAGTAGACTCCACGAC-3′