Table 1. Primer sequences for RT-qPCR.

Genes	Primer sequences
IL-6	F: 5′-AAATTCGGTACATCCTCGACGG-3′
	R: 5′-GGAAGGTTCAGGTTGTTTTCTGC-3′
STAT3	F: 5′-GTCAGAT -GCCAAATGCG-3′
	R: 5′-TGATGTACCCT -TCGTTCT-3′
JAK2	F: 5′-GGGTGTTCGCGTCGCCACTT-3′
	R: 5′-CAGATCGGGCGAC-CAGAGCGC-3′
CyclinD1	F: 5′-GCTGCGAAGTGGAAACCATC-3′
	R: 5′-CCTCCTTCTGCACACATTTGAA-3′
GAPDH	F: 5′-ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC-3′
	R: 5′-TCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA-3′

Abbreviations: RT-qPCR: reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction; IL-6: interleukin-6; STAT3: Signal transducers and activators of transcription 3; JAK2: Janus kinase 2; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.