Table 1.

Primers used in RT-PCR analysis

	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer
iNOS	5′-ATTCACAGCTCATCCGGTACG-3′	5′-GGATCTTGACCATCAGCTTGC-3′
eNOS	5′-CATTTTCGGACTCACATTGCG-3′	5′-TTGGTCAACCGAACGAAGTG
nNOS	5′-CAGGCAAATCCCAAGCCTATG-3′	5′-CAAAGCACAGCCGAATTTCTC-3′
NOX1	5′-TCGAACGCTACAGAAGAAGCC-3′	5′-TGGCAATCACTCCAGTAAGGC-3′
NOX2	5′-GACCATTGCAAGTGAACACCC-3′	5′-AAATGAAGTGGACTCCACGCG-3′
p22phox	5′-ATGGAGCGATGTGGACAGAAG-3′	5′-TAGATCACACTGGCAATGGCC-3′
p40phox	5′-TTCAAAGACCTGCTAGCGCT-3′	5′-TCCTTCTGTGTGACATGCAGC-3′
p47phox	5′-TTCCATCCCCAAATGCAAAG-3′	5′-TCAGATGCCCTAAAACCGGAG-3′
p67phox	5′-GCCTTCACCAAAAGCATCAAC-3′	5′-ACCTCACAGGCAAACAGCTTG-3′
Xanthine oxidase	5′-AAAGGACCAGACGATTGCTCC-3′	5′-TCACACGTTCCCCTTCAAAAC-3′
MMP-2	5′-CAAGGACCGGTTTATTTGGC-3′	5′-ATTCCCTGCGAAGAACACAGC-3′
MMP-9	5′-TCTTCTGGCGTGTGAGTTTCC-3′	5′-CGGTTGAAGCAAAGAAGGAGC-3′
Caspase-3	5′-GGACTGTGGCATTGAGACAG-3′	5′-CGACCCGTCCTTTGAATTTC-3′
Caspase-9	5′-GGATGCTGTGTCAAGTTTGCC-3′	5′-CTTTCGCAGAAACAGCATTGG-3′
Actin	5′-TGCACCACCAACTGCTTAG-3′	5′-GGATGCAGGGATGATGTTC-3′

iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS); eNOS, endothelial NOS; nNOS, neuronal NOS; NOX, NAD(P)H oxidase; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase.