Table 2.

qRT-PCR primer sequence

Gene name	Sequence 5’-3’
LncRNA PTGS2	F: AAATGCCTCGCTCTCGATGCCTA
	R: CCCAAATCGCTAGCGCCGCTGC
miR-146a-5p	F: GGTCGCATCGACGATCAGCCA
	R: GCCTACGCTCAGACATCATCAGC
RBP4	F: GGTCCTATATAGAGATAAAACC
	R: CCACTAGCTAGCAGCAAAATCGC
GAPDH	F: TTGCTACGACGATATCCGACGA
	R: CCTAAGATATAATTGCTCAGC
U6	F: TTCGAAAAATCCGCTACGCGA
	R: TCAAATCGCAAACTCGCACC

Note: LncRNA: long non-coding RNA; RBP4: Retinol binding protein 4.