Table 1.

Primers’ sequences of NOX4 and reference gene used in reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.

Gene	Forward (5′–3′)	Reverse (5′–3′)	GenBank Accession No.
NOX4	5′-GGATCACAGAAGGTCCCTAGC-3′	5′- AGAAGTTCAGGGCGTTCACC-3′	NM_053524.1
GAPDH	5′-GGTGAAGTTCGGAGTCAACGGA-3′	5′-GAGGGATCTCGCTCCTGGAAGA-3′	NM_017008

Note: GAPDH, Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; NOX4, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4.