Table 1.

List of primers used in (A) human samples and (B) murine aortic samples

A
Gene	Primer pair sequence (5’-3’)	Product size (bp)
Collagen - I	GACGGGAGTTTCTCCTCGGGGTC GAGTCTCCGGATCATCCACGTC	398
Collagen - IV	ATGTCAATGGCACCCATCAC CTTCAAGGTGGACGGCGTAG	382
Elastin	AAAGCAGCAGCAAAGTTCGG ACCTGGGACAACTGGAATCC	288
SAHH	TGTTGCTTTTATGTCTCTCTGG GCTTGGCATTCTCTTAAACC	470
MTHFR	GCAATTGTGGGATGTCCTCT TTCTGAGCTTGTGCATTTGG	570
MMP1	ACCCCAAGGACATCTACAGC CACCTTCTTTGGACTCACACC	786
MMP9	ACCTGGATGCCGTCGTGGAC TGTGGCAGCACCAGGGCAGC	475
TIMP1	GGGGCTTCACCAAGACCTACAC AAGAAAGATGGGAGTGGGAACA	506
TIMP4	CGGCCAGTGCAGACCCTGCTG TGAGAGGCAGGTGGCCCCGGT	317
PRDX-2	CTTGCCTGGTGTCGGTGGTTAGT CGGCTGAATCTGAAGTCTTGGTTTT	278
NOX-2	ATATTTTGGAATTGCAGATGAACA ATATTGAGGAAGAGACGGTAG	650
GAPDH	ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC TCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA	903
B
Gene	Primer pair sequence (5’-3’)	Product size (bp)
Collagen - I	AGAACTTTGCTTCCCAGATG CTATCTGTACCACCCCCTTG	162
Collagen - IV	GCTGCTAAGAACTTGCCTTC GGGGACAGAGAAGATGTCAC	105
Elastin	TGACAGTATAGGGCTGAGCA GAGTTGTTGTGGGTGAGACA	238
SAHH	CATGGGGTAGGAAAAGATTG ACCTCCTCACCAATGTCCTA	144
MTHFR	ACCTGAAGCATTTGAAGGAG GATAGGGCAAGAGATGCCTA	128
MMP1	CACACTGTTCCAGCTTTACG GCTCTTGAACAGCCCATACT	101
MMP9	CATGTCACTTTCCCTTCACC TTGCCGTCCTTATCGTAGTC	158
TIMP1	CTCAAATGGGAGAAGCTGTT AAGTGACGGCTCTGGTAGTC	299
TIMP4	CTGGTAAGTGAAGGGGCTAA ACCAGGTTCATGGAGGTAGA	289
PRDX-2	TGTGCTCCATACCAGAGCTA CCTCTTCAAATGGCTTCACT	221
NOX-3	CAGAACTTGTGTGTCCACTG CCCCTTTCTCCTTAAATTGT	237
GAPDH	TAAATTTAGCCGTGTGACCT AGGGGAAAGACTGAGAAAAC	177
DNMT1	GGGTCTCACCAAGTATCTCA GGTGTGTGACTCCAGTTTTT	235
DNMT3a	GGGAGAGAGGGAAAATTCTA GGTTTTCTTCAAGGTTTCCT	298
DNMT3b	GACTGCCTGGAGTTCAGTAG ACAGGCAAAGTAGTCCTTCA	285
MBD2	TAGCGCATCAGATGTAACAG AGAGACTTGTCCTGTGATGG	199
H3K9	CTGTCTCAAAGAAGGAGGTG GGACAGACAAACACCAAAGT	279
HDAC1	GACTGGACCCTCTGTCATTA TTTCTCCTAAAGTGCAGCTC	248