Table 1 PCR primers for quantitative RT-PCR

Gastric proton pump α-subunit (ATP4a)

 Forward primer, 5′-AGATGTCCTCATCCGCAAGACAC-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-CAGCCAATGCAGACCTGGAA-3′

Gastric proton pump β-subunit (ATP4b)

 Forward primer, 5′-TGGCACCTTCAGTCTCCACTATTTC-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-ATCTTGCACACGATGCTGACTTG-3′

Anion exchanger 2 (AE2)

 Forward primer, 5′-CACCACCCAGATGTCACCTATGTC-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-CCAGGCAGAGCAACTGCAAG-3′

Gastric intrinsic factor (GIF)

 Forward primer, 5′-CATCCTGATTGCCATGAACCTG-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-GCCATAACGGTGAGGGCAAG-3′

Pepsinogen C

 Forward primer, 5′-ACCCAGGAGCTTTACTGGCAGA-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-CAGGTACTGGGCAGGCATGA-3′

Mucin 6 (MUC6)

 Forward primer, 5′-TTCCTGAGCCGCAGCACTT-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-CAGAAACCCTGGCAACGAGTTAG-3′

TFF2

 Forward primer, 5′-TTGATCTTGGATGCTGCTTTGAC-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-GCGAGCTGACACTTCCATGAC-3′

COX2

 Forward primer, 5′-TGGTTACAAAAGCTGGGAAGC-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-ATGGGAGTTGGGCAGTCATC-3′

TNF-α

 Forward primer, 5′-GACTAGCCAGGAGGGAGAACAGA-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-CCTGGTTGGCTGCTTGCTT-3′

IL-1β

 Forward primer, 5′-TCCAGGATGAGGACATGAGCAC-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-GAACGTCACACACCAGCAGGTTA-3′

Glyceraldehyde-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)

 Forward primer, 5′-TGTGTCCGTCGTGGATCTGA-3′

 Reverse primer, 5′-TTGCTGTTGAAGTCGCAGGAG-3′