Table 3 List of primers used for microRNA-21 & Let-7a qRT-PCR in the study

U6 RT

5' CGCGCCTGCAGGTCGACAATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGGttgcgtgtcatcc 3'

U6 PCR (F)

5' GTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAAGAGcctgcgcaagg 3'

U6 PCR (R)

5' CGCGCCTGCAGGTCGAC 3'

miR-21 RT

5' CGCGCCTGCAGGTCGACAATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGGtcaacatcagtct 3'

miR-21 PCR (F)

5' GTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAAGAGtagcttatcag 3'

miR-21 PCR (R)

5' CGCGCCTGCAGGTCGAC 3'

Let-7a RT

5' CGCGCCTGCAGGTCGACAATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGGaactatacaacct 3'

Let-7a PCR (F)

5' GTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGAGAAGAGtgaggtagtag 3'

Let-7a PCR (R)

5' CGCGCCTGCAGGTCGAC 3'