Table 1.

Sequences of primers used in this experiment

Gene Name	Forward sequence	Reverse sequence
TGF-β1	5′-GTCAACTGTGGAGCAACACG-3′	5′-TTCCGTCTCCTTGGTTCAGC-3′
VEGF	5′-AAGCTACTGCCGTCCGATT-3′	5′-GCTTCATCGTTACAGCAG-3′
NF-κB	5′-ATGGCAGACGATGATCCCTAC-3′	5′-CGGAATCGAAATCCCCTCTGTT-3′
IκB-α	5′-TGAAGGACGAGGAGTACGAGC-3′	5′-TGCAGGAACGAGTCTCCGT-3′
ICAM-1	5′-TCCGCTACCATCACCGTGTAT-3′	5′-TAGCCAGCACCGTGAATGTG-3′
VCAM-1	5′-TTGGGAGCCTCAACGGTACT-3′	5′-GCAATCGTTTTGTATTCAGGGGA-3′
GAPDH	5′-TGACCTCAACTACATGGTCTACA-3′	5′-CTTCCCATTCTCGGCCTTG-3′

TGF-β1 transforming growth factor beta 1; VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor; NF-κB nuclear factor kappa-B; IκB-α inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B alpha; ICAM-1 intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1; VCAM-1 vascular cell adhesion molecule-1; GAPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase