Table 1. Oligonucleotide primers and probes used for quantitative RT-PCR analysis of samples from rat tissues, and human cell lines (in italics).

Symbol	Gene name	Forward primer	Probe	Reverse primer
ADM	Adrenomedullin	CGCAGTTCCGAAAGAAGTGG	TAAGTGGGCGCTAAGTCGTGGGAAGAG	CCCGTAGGGTAGCTGCTGGA
		CGCCAGAGCATGAACAACTTC	TGGCACACCAGATCTACCAGTTCAC	GCGACGTTGTCCTTGTCCTT
ANGPTL-4	Angiopoietin-like 4	CTGGGTGCCACCAATGTTTC	CCCAATGGCCTTTCCCTGCCCT	CGTGGTCTTGGTCCCAGGTA
		GGCCTCTCCGTACCCTTCTC	TCACGACCTCCGCAGGGACAA	AGAGGCTCTTGGCGCAGTT
Beta-actin	Beta-actin	ACCTTCAACACCCCAGCCA	ACGTAGCCATCCAGGCTGTGTTGTCC	CAGTGGTACGACCAGAGGCA
		TCCACCTTCCAGCAGATGTG	ATCAGCAAGCAGGAGTATGACGAGTCCG	CTAGAAGCATTTGCGGTGGAC
CAIX	carbonic anhydrase IX	TCGTCTGGAGCTCACCTCATT	CCGCACTCTGCAACCCCTGGAAC	CGGGAGAGACTGGAGCTCAT
		ACCTGGTGACTCTCGGCTACA	TGAACTTCCGAGCGACGCAGCCT	CCTCAATCACTCGCCCATTC
eNOS	Endothelial nitricoxide synthase	CACACTGCTAGAGGTGCTGGAA	AATTTCCATCCGTGGCACTGCCTG	GGGTGAGGATCAGCGGG
EPO	Erythropoietin	CCGCTCCACTCCGAACAC	AGCGGATACTTTCTGCAAGCTCTTCCG	CCCGGAGGAAGTTGGAGTAGA
		CCCCTCCAGATGCGGC	TCAGCTGCTCCACTCCGAACAATCAC	GAGTTTGCGGAAAGTGTCAGC
GLUT-1	Glucose transporter-1	CAGCCTGTGTATGCCACCAT	TCGGGTATCGTCAACACGGCC	GACGAACAGCGACACCACAGT
		AGCCTGTGTATGCCACCATTG	CCGGTATCGTCAACACGGCCT	GCTCGCTCCACCACAAACA
HMOX-1	Heme oxygenase-1	TATCGTGCTCGCATGAACACT	TGGAGATGACCCCCGAGGTCAAGC	GGCGGTCTTAGCCTCTTCTGT
IGFBP-1	Insulin-likegrowth factorbinding protein-1	CTGCCAAACTGCAACAAGAA	TCACAGCAAACAGTGCGAGACATCTC	AGAGCCCAGCTTCTCCATC
IGFBP-3	Insulin-likegrowth factorbinding protein-3	TCCCAAACTGTGACAAGAAGG	AGAAACAGTGTCGCCCTTCCAAAGG	GTCCACGCACCAGCAGAA
		CCACCCCCTCCATTCAAAG	TAATCATCATCAAGAAAGGGCATGCT	CTTTGTAGCGCTGGCTGTCTT
LDH-A	Lactate dehydrogenase-A	ATTCGGCTCGGTTCCGTTA	CTGATGGGAGAAAGGCTGGGAGTTCA	CCACCCGTGACAGCTCAGT
PDK-1	Pyruvatedehydrogenaselipoamide kinase-1	CACCATGCAGACAAAGGCG	TCCCCCGATTCAAGTTCACGTCACA	AGTCAAATCCTCCTCCCCCA
PHD1	Prolyl hydroxylasedomain-containingprotein-1	TCTTTGACCGGTTGCTCATTT	TGGTCTGACCGACGGAATCCAC	GTGGCATAGGCTGGCTTCA
PHD2	Prolyl hydroxylasedomain-containingprotein-2	AAGCCCAGTTTGCTGACATTG	CCCAAGTTTGATAGATTGCTGTTTT	GAGGGTTACGCCGGTCAGA
PHD3	Prolyl hydroxylasedomain-containingprotein-3	CCCTCCTATGCCACCAGGTA	CATGACTGTCTGGTACTTCGATGCT	TCTTTTTGGCTTCTGCCCTTT
VEGF-A	Vascular endothelialgrowth factor-A	CGCAAGAAATCCCGGTTTAA	CTGGAGCGTTCACTGTGAGCCT	CAAATGCTTTCTCCGCTCTGA
		AGCGGAGAAAGCATTTGTTTG	CAAGATCCGCAGACGTGTAAATGTTCCTG	CTTGCAACGCGAGTCTGTGT