Table 1.

Primer sequences used for quantitative real-time PCR.

Gene		Primer sequence
ANP	Forward	5′-GAGAGACGGCAGTGCTTCTAGGC-3′
	Reverse	5′-CGTGACACACCACAAGGGCTTAGG-3′
BNP	Forward	5′-GGAAGTCCTAGCCAGTCTCC-3′
	Reverse	5′-TTGGTCCTTCAAGAGCTGTC-3′
α-MHC	Forward	5′-GACGAGGCAGAGCAGATCGC-3′
	Reverse	5′-GGGCTTCACAGGCATCCTTAGGG-3′
Collagen I	Forward	5′-GTCCCAACCCCCAAAGAC-3′
	Reverse	5′-CATCTTCTGAGTTTGGTGATACGT-3′
Collagen III	Forward	5′-TGGTTTCTTCTCACCCTTCTTC-3′
	Reverse	5′-TGCATCCCAATTCATCTACGT-3′
NOX-4	Forward	5′-TGGGCCTAGGATTGTGTTTA-3′
	Reverse	5′-CTGCTAGGGACCTTCTGTGA-3′
GAPDH	Forward	5′-TCACCACCATGGAGAAGGC-3′
	Reverse	5′-GCTAAGCAGTTGGTGGTGCA-3′