Table 2.

Primer sequences for RT-PCR.

Gene	Sequence (5′-3′)
RAGE	5′-ACT ACC GAG TCC GAG TCT ACC A-3′  5′-GCT CTG ACC GAA GCG TGA-3′
TGF-β1	5′-CGA GGT GAC CTG GGC ACC ATC CAT GAC-3′  5′-CTG CTC CAC CTT GGG CTT GCG ACC CAC-3′
Fibronectin	5′-CAG GCT CAG CAA ATC GTG CA-3′  5′-CCC CAC GAC CTA GGA AGT C-3′
Urotensin II	5′-TGC CTG CTC TTC GTA GGA CT-3′  5′-AGA GCC TTC CTC AAG CTT-3′
Urotensin II receptor	5′-CTG TGA CTG AGC TGC CTG GTG AC-3′  5′-GGT GGC TAT GAT GAA GGG AAT GC-3′
β-actin	5′-TCA TTG ACC TCA ACT ACA-3′  5′-CAA AGT TGT CAT GGA TGA CC-3′