Table 1 Primers used in Real-Time quantitative PCR analysis (Vivantis Technologies, Malaysia)

Bax

CAC CAG CTC TGA GCA GAT

GCG AGG CGG TGA GCA CTC

BCL-2

TAC CTG AAC CGG CAC CTG

GCC GTA CAG TTC CAC AAA GG

Caspase 7

GTC TCA CCT ATC CTG CCC TCA

TTC TTC TTC TGC CTC ACT GTC

Caspase 8

GAA AAG CAA ACC TCG GGG ATA C

CCA AGT GTG TTC CAT TCC TGT C

Caspase 9

CCA GAG ATT CGC AAA CCA GAG G

GAG CAC CGA CAT CAC CAA ATC C

Cyclin D

AGA CCT GCG CGC CCT CGG TG

GTA GTA GGA CAG GAA GTT GTT C

Cyclin E

CTC CAG GAA GAG GAA GGC AA

TCG ATT TTG GCC ATT TCT TCA

Cyclin A

GTC ACC ACA TAC TAT GGA CAT G

AAG TTT TCC TCT CAG CAC TGA C

p21

GTG ATT GCG ATG CGC TCA TG

TCT CTT GCA GAA GAC CAA TC

p27

GTC TAA CGG GAG CCC TAG CC

CTA ACC CCG TCT GGC TGT CC

p53

TGT GGA GTA TTT GGA TGA CA

GAA CAT GAG TTT TTT ATG GC

β-actin (reference gene)

TCA CCC TGA AGT ACC CCA TC

CCA TCT CTT GCT GCA AGT CC