Table 2.

Comparison between RNA sequencing findings and qPCR.

S. no.	Name of the gene	Log2 fold change
		Group A		Group B
		RNA seq	qPCR	RNA seq	qPCR
1	FKBP5	2.91	2.97	4.47	3.94
2	FST	− 2.45	− 2.61	− 2.04	− 2.88
3	MMP1	− 1.97	0.30	− 1.47	− 4.53
4	PDPN	1.35	1.24	− 0.001	− 0.60
5	PTK2B	2.34	1.79	1.8	0.38
6	RGCC	4.79	3.54	3.59	4.48
7	SERPINB2	− 3.73	− 2.10	− 0.41	1.32
8	VEGFC	− 1.32	− 1.30	− 0.82	− 0.10
9	ZBTB16	7.70	3.19	6.47	8.90

Group A: DEGs between DEX and ETH treated 16 h; Group B: DEGs between DEX and ETH treated for 7 d.

FKBP5 FK506 binding protein 5, FST follistatin, MMP1 matrix metalloproteinase-1, PDPN podoplanin; protein tyrosine kinase 2 beta, RGCC regulator of cell cycle, SERPINB2 serpin family B member 2, VEGFC vascular endothelial growth factor-C, ZBTB16 zinc finger and BTB domain containing 16.