Table 2.

Sequences of primers and PCR conditions

	Primer sequence	Product size (bp)	Ta (°C)/cycles
RAGE	S: 5′-CTGGTGTTCCCAATAAGG-3′	372	58.5/38
	AS: 5′-AGGTCAGGGTTACGGTT-3′
GAPDH	S: 5′-ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC-3′	452	56.0/26
	AS: 5′-TCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA-3′

S, sense; AS, antisense; Ta, annealing temperature.