Table 1.

PCR Primer Sequences

cDNA	Sequences
VEGF	Forward: AAG CCA GCA CAT AGG AGA GAT
	Reverse: CAT CTG CAA GTA CGT TCG TTT
VEGFR1	Forward: GAA GGA GAG GAC CTG AAA CTG
	Reverse: GGC ACC TAT AGA CAC CCT CAT
VEGFR2	Forward: GTC GGG TTA CAG GCG AGT TC
	Reverse: GTC TCC ACC CAG CAG AAA CC
PAI-1	Forward: TCA CTT TAC CCC TCC GAG AAT
	Reverse: TCC CAT AGC ATC TTG GAT CTG
Endothelin-1	Forward: TCT GCT GTT CGT GAC TTT CCA
	Reverse: TTG GCA GAA ATT CCA GCA CTT
MMP-9	Forward: CAC TGG GCT TAG ATC ATT CCA
	Reverse: CGT CCT TGA AGA AAT GCA GAG
18S RNA	Forward: AAA TCA GTT ATG GTT CCT TTG G
	Reverse: ATG GAT CCT CGT TAA AGG ATT T

VEGF, vascular endothelial cell growth factor; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase-9.