Table 1.

Quantitative RT/PCR primer sequences

Gene	Primer	Sequence
α‐Myosin heavy chain (α‐MHC)	Forward	5′‐CAACGCCAAGTGTTCCTC‐3′
	Reverse	5′‐AGCTCTGACTGCGACTCCTC‐3′
β‐Myosin heavy chain (β‐MHC)	Forward	5′‐ATGTGCCGGACCTTGGAAG‐3′
	Reverse	5′‐CCTCGGGTTAGCTGAGAGATCA‐3′
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)	Forward	5′‐TCGTCTTGGCCTTTTGGCT‐3′
	Reverse	5′‐TCCAGGTGGTCTAGCAGGTTCT‐3′
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)	Forward	5′‐CTCCTGAAGGTGCTGTCC‐3′
	Reverse	5′‐GCCATTTCCTCCGACTTT‐3′
α‐Smooth muscle actin (αSMA)	Forward	5′‐GTCCCAGACATCAGGGAGTAA‐3′
	Reverse	5′‐TCGGATACTTCAGCGTCAGGA‐3′
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF)	Forward	5′‐CACAGAGTGGAGCGCCTGTTC‐3′
	Reverse	5′‐GATGCACTTTTTGCCCTTCTTAATG‐3′
Glyceraldehyde 3‐phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH)	Forward	5′‐CATGGCCTTCCGTGTTCCTA‐3′
	Reverse	5′‐CCTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTGAT‐3′