Table 1.

Primer sequences.

Gene	Sequence
Vimentin	Forward primer: 5′-TGTCCAAATCGATGTGGATGTTTC-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-TTGTACCATTCTTCTGCCTCCTG-3′
E-cadherin	Forward primer: 5′-GCTGAGCTGGACAGGGAGGA-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-ATGGGGGCGTTGTCATTCAC-3′
MMP-9 (matrix metalloproteinase-9)	Forward primer: 5′-GGCGCTCATGTACCCTATGT-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-TCAAAGACCGAGTCCAGCTT-3′
MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-2)	Forward primer: 5′-GGCCCTGTCACTCCTGAGAT-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-GGCATCCAGGTTATCGGGGA-3′
P-cadherin/CDH3	Forward primer: 5′-AAATGCTCAACCCTGTGTCC-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-ATAGCAACGCAACAGGGAAA-3′
EPCAM (Epithelial cell adhesion molecule)	Forward primer: 5′-GAAGGCTGAGATAAAGGAGATGGG-3′ Reverse primer:5′-TTAACGATGGAGTCCAA GTTCTGG-3′
NRF2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2)	Forward primer: 5′-CAGCGACGGAAAGAGTATGA-3′ Reverse primer:5′-TGGGCAACCTGGGAGTAG-3′
GAPDH (Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase)	Forward primer: 5′-CCATGTTCGTCATGGGTGTG-3′ Reverse primer: 5′-CAGGGGTGCTAAGCAGTTGG-3′