Table 1.

List of Primer Sequences of Genes for SMC Marker Proteins and Proteins Involved in Elastic Fiber Assembly and Homeostasis

Gene	Forward primer (5′→ 3′)	Reverse primer (5′→ 3′)
18S	CGGACAGGATTGACAGAT TG	ACG CCA CTT GTC CCT CTA AG
ACTA2	ATAGAACACGGCATCATCAC	GTCTCAAACATAATCTGGGTC
CALD1	GAGAGGAGGAAGAGAAGAGGA	CACTTGAACGGCTTCTTGTC
MYH11	TGCTACAAGATCGTGAAGAC	CTTTCTTGCCTTTGTGGGAG
SMTN	GCCTGGACTGTAGTCTCCAA	AGCTCAGCCTCCATTAGGTT
ELN	CCTGGTGGTGTTACTGGTATTGG	CCGCCTTAGCAGCAGATTTGG
LOX	AGACGATTTGCCTGTACTGC	ATAGGCGTGATGTCCTGTGT
FBN1	ATAAATGAATGTGCCCAGAATCCC	ACTCATCCTCATCTTTACACATCC
EFEMP2	GGCTCTGCCAAGACATTGTA	GACACTTGGACATAGGGCTC
FBLN5	CGAGGGTCGAGAGTTCTACA	CAGAACGGATACTGGGACAC
COL1A1	CAGGGCGAGTGCTGTCCTT	GGTCCCTCGACTCCTATGACTTC
MMP2	GGAGCGACGTAACTCCACTA	AAGTGAGAATCTCCCCCAAC
MMP9	ACTTCTGGCGTGTGAGTTTC	TGTATCCGGCAAACTAGCTC
TIMP1	CATGGAGAGCCTCTGTGGAT	ATGGCTGAACAGGGAAACAC

SMC, smooth muscle cells.