Table 1.

List of primers used in the study

Target	Sense (5’-3’)	Antisense (5’-3’)
ZO-1	CAAGATAGTTTGGCAGCAAGAGATG	ATCAGGGACATTCAATAGCGTAGC
ZO-2	CGGATTCCAGACAAGGT	CCTTCAGAGACCCAGA
Claudin-1	CCAACGCGGGGCTGCAGCT	TTGTTTTTCGGGGACAGGA
β-actin	AACTACCTTCAACTCCATCA	GAGCAATGATCTTGATCTTCA