Table 1.

Mouse primer sequences (3′-5′) for real-time quantitative RT-PCR

Primer Name	Sequence
18S forward	GTC TGC CCT ATC AAC TTT CG
18S reverse	ATG TGG TAG CCG TTT CTC A
Collagen 1a1 forward	CCA AGG GTA ACA GCG GTG AA
Collagen 1a1 reverse	CCT CGT TTT CCT TCT TCT CCG
Collagen 1a2 forward	TGT TGG CCC ATC TGG TAA AGA
Collagen 1a2 reverse	CAG GGA ATC CGA TGT TGC C
Collagen 3a1 forward	TCA AGT CTG GAG TGG GAG G
Collagen 3a1 reverse	TCC AGG ATG TCC AGA AGA ACC A
ET-1 forward	CCT-GGA-CAT-CAT-CTG-GGT-C
ET-1 reverse	TGT-GGC-CTT-ATT-GGG-AAG
ETAR forward	ATC-GGG-ATC-CCC-TTG-ATT-AC
ETAR reverse	ACA-GCA-ACA-GAG-GCA-GGA-CT
ETBR forward	TGT-TCG-TGC-TAG-GCA-TCA-TC
ETBR reverse	AGC-AAT-CTG-CAT-ACC-GCT-CT
TGF-β1 forward	GCC-CTG-GAT-ACC-AAC-TAT-TGC-TT
TGF-β1 reverse	AGT-TGG-CAT-GGT-AGC-CCT-TG
TGF-β2 forward	CTT-CAC-CAC-AAA-GAC-AGG-AAC-CT
TGF-β2 reverse	TGC-CAT-CAA-TAC-CTG-CAA-ATC-T-
TGF-β3 forward	GGA-AAT-CAA-ATT-CAA-AGG-AGT-GG
TGF-β3 reverse	AGT-TGG-CAT-AGT-AAC-CCT-TAG-G

ETAR and ETBR, endothelin-A and -B receptors; TGF-β, transforming growth factor-β.