Table 1.
Sequence of primers used for real-time PCR
| Gene product | Forward primer (5′–3′) | Reverse primer (5′–3′) |
|---|---|---|
| 18S | GACCATAAACGATGCCGACT | GTGAGGTTTCCCGTGTTGAG |
| ACE | ATGGTACAGAAGGGCTGGAA | TTGTAGAAGTCCCACGCAGA |
| Angiotensinogen | CATGAGTTCTGGGTGGACAA | AAGTTGTTCTGGGCGTCACT |
| AT1B | CACCTCGCCAAGGGAGAC | CACTTGCAGGCTTTGAACC |
| CD14 | ATGCCTCTCCCGCCACACCAG | GACCGCCGCCGTAGAACTCCA |
| CEH | TTTATACTCCCGCTGACTTGAC | GATGCTCCACCCACTACCA |
| COX-2 | CGGAGGAGAAGTGGGGTTTAGGAT | TGGGAGGCACTTGCGTTGATGG |
| CYP11A1 | CAAGCAGCAAAACTCTGGAA | AAAGGCAAAGCGGAATAGGT |
| eNOS | GCCCCGGTACTACTCTGTCA | CCTTGAGTTGGCTCATCCAT |
| HMG-CoA-R | AAGAAGAGAATAAACCAAACCCAGT | TGTGAGCGTGAACAAGAACCAG |
| IL-6 | CACAAGTCCGGAGAGGAGAC | CAGAATTGCCATTGCACAAC |
| iNOS | AGGCCACCTCGGATATCTCT | GCTTGTCTCTGGGTCCTCTG |
| LDL-R | CAAACTCCACTCCATCTCCA | CTGCTTCTCATCCTCCAAAA |
| nNOS | CTGCCACGGAGTCCTTCATCAAAC | AGCCCCCTCTGCAGCGGTATT |
| Renin | CTGTGCATACTGGCTCTCCA | GAACCCGATGCGATTGTTAT |
| SAP | CCTATTCCTGCGTCGGTGTATT | GTGATGCGGTTGCCCTGAT |
| SCP-2 | GCTTCACGATTGCTTCTCTACC | TGCTCCACCTTGTCCTTCTG |
| SR-B1 | GGAGGACAAGCCCACAAG | TTCGTAGCCCCACAGGAT |
| StAR | GGCTGGAAGTCCCTCAAAG | GTGGCTGGCGAACTCTATCT |
| TLR4 | AGCCGGAAAGTTATTGTGGTGGTG | CAACGGCTCTGGATAAAGTGTCT |
| TNF-α | GAGAGATTGGCTGCTGGAAC | TGGAGACCATGATGACCGTA |