Table 1.

Primer sequences and PCR product sizes for target genes

Gene	Primer sequences (sense and anti-sense)	Product size
TNFR-1	5′-ACC AAG TGC CAC AAA GGA AC-3′	263 bp
	5′-CTG CAA TTG AAG CAC TGG AA-3′
SHP-1	5′-GGC TTC TGG GAG GAG TTT GAG-3′	452 bp
	5′-CGG AGT TTG TAT TCG GTT GTG-3′
KDR/Flk-1	5′-CAA CAA GCG GAG AGG AG-3′	587 bp
	5′-ATG ACG ATG GAC AAG TAC CC-3′
eNOS	5′-GTG ATG GCG AAG CGA GTG AA-3′	421 bp
	5′-CCG AGC CCG AAC ACA CAG AA-3′
VEGF	5′-CTT GCC TTG CTG CTC TAC CT-3′	484 bp
	5′-CCT TGC AAC GCG AGT CTG T-3′
TNF-α	5′-ATG AGC ACT GAA AGC ATG ATC-3′	700 bp
	5′-TCA CAG GGC AAT GAT CCC AAA GTA GAC CTG CCC-3′
Bcl-xL	5′-TTG GAC AAT GGA CTG GTT GA-3′	780 bp
	5′-GTA GAG TGG ATG GTC AGT G-3′
Bax	5′-TGG CAG CTG ACA TGT TTT CTG AC-3′	204 bp
	5′-TCA CCC AAC CAC CCT GGT CTT-3′
β-actin	5′-ATC TGG CAC CAC ACC TTC TA-3′	838 bp
	5′-CGT CAT ACT CCT GCT TGC TG-3′