Table 1.

Sequences of primers for quantitative RT-PCR.

Genes	Forward	Reverse
β-actin	5′-GCTCTTTTCCAGCCTTCCTT-3′	5′-CTTCTGCATCCTGTCAGCAA-3′
APN	5′-AGGTTGGATGGCAGGC-3′	5′-GTCTCACCCTTAGGACCAAGAA-3′
eNOS	5′-TGTCTGCGGCGATGTCACT-3′	5′-CATGCCGCCCTCTGTTG-3′