Table 1 Sequence of primers for semiquantitative and quantitative RT-PCR.

From: Glucocorticoids ameliorate TGF-β1-mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of airway epithelium through MAPK and Snail/Slug signaling pathways

Gene Name

 

Sequences (semiquantitative RT-PCR)

Sequences (quantitative RT-PCR)

E-cadherin

Forward

5′ -TGC TCT TGC TGT TTC TTC GG-3′

5′-TGC TCT TGC TGT TTC TTC GG-3′

 

Reverse

5′-TGC CCC ATT CGT TCA AGT AG-3′

5′-TGC CCC ATT CGT TCA AGT AG-3′

α-SMA

Forward

5′-GGT GCT GTC TCT CTA GCC TCT GGA-3′

5′-GGC TCT GGG CTC TGG GCT TCA TC-3′

 

Reverse

5′-CCC ATC AGG CAA CTC GAT ACT CTT C-3′

5′-CTC TTG CTC TGG GCT TCA TC-3′

Vimentin

Forward

5′-GAA GAG AAC TTT GCC GTT GAA G-3′

5′-GAA GAG AAC TTT GCC GTT GAA G-3′

 

Reverse

5′-GAG AAA TCC TGC TCT CCT CG-3′

5′-GAG AAA TCC TGC TCT CCT CG-3′

Fibronectin

Forward

5′-GGA TGC TCC TGC TGT CAC-3′

5′-CTT TGG TGC AGC ACA ACT TC-3′

 

Reverse

5′-CTG TTT GAT CTG GAC CTG CAG-3′

5′-CCT CCT CGA GTC TGA ACC AA-3′

GAPDH

Forward

5′-GTG GAT ATT GTT GCC ATC AAT GAC C-3′

5′-GTG GAT ATT GTT GCC ATC AAT GAC C-3′

 

Reverse

5′-GCC CCA GCC TTC TTC ATG GTG GT-3′

5′-GCC CCA GCC TTC TTC ATG GTG GT-3′

Snail

Forward

5′-TCT AGG CCC TGG CTG CTA CAA-3′

 
 

Reverse

5′-GCC TGG CAC TGG TAC TTC AC-3′

 

Slug

Forward

5′-ATG CAT ATT CGG ACC CAC C-3′

 
 

Reverse

5′-AGA TTT GAC CTG TCT GCA GCT C-3′