Sequences of the primers.

Gene	Forward primer (5′–3′)	Reverse primer (5′–3′)
CASPASE-3	GAAATTGTGGAATTGATGCGTGA	CTACAACGATCCCCTCTGAAAAA
CASPASE-6	ATGGCGAAGGCAATCACATTT	GTGCTGGTTTCCCCGACAT
CASPASE-7	AGGGACCGAGCTTGATGATG	CACTGGGATCTTGTATCGAGGA
CASPASE-8	GATCAAGCCCCACGATGAC	CCTGTCCATCAGTGCCATAG
CASPASE-9	CTTCGTTTCTGCGAACTAACAGG	GCACCACTGGGGTAAGGTTT
CASPASE-10	AGAAACCTGCTCTACGAACTGT	GGGAAGCGAGTCTTTCAGAAG
CASPASE-12	TGTTACAAAGGCTCATGTGGAAA	GGGTCAGTATATTTGGGGTCTCA
Bax	TTCTGACGGCAACTTCAACT	CAGCCCATGATGGTTCTGAT
Bcl-2	GGGAATCGATCTGGAAATCCTC	GGCAACGATCCCATCAATCT
GAPDH	ACAACTTTGGTATCGTGGAAGG	GCCATCACGCCACAGTTTC