Research Article

Aristolochic Acid-Induced Autophagy Promotes Epithelial-to-Myofibroblast Transition in Human Renal Proximal Tubule Epithelial Cells

Table 1

Primer sequences for real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis.

TargetPrimer sequence (5′-3′)

α-SMA
 ForwardGGGACGACATGGAAAAGATCTG
 ReverseCAGGGTGGGATGCTCTTCAG
E-cadherin
 ForwardGCCCCGCCTTATGATTCTCTGC
 ReverseCCTCGCCGCCTCCGTACATGTC
Beclin 1
 ForwardGATGGTGTCTCTCGCAGATTC
 ReverseCTGTGCATTCCTCACAGAGTG
Fibronectin
 ForwardAAGACACCTTCGGGGGAAATA
 ReverseGCAGAAAGTGTAAAGCTATCTCCAT
β-Actin
 ForwardGGAGCAATGATCTTGATCTTC
 ReverseCCTTCCTGGGCATGGAGTCCTG