Table 1.

The primer sequences used for quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction

Target gene	Primer sequence
MiR‐138	F: 5′‐GGTGTCCGTGGAGTCGGCAA‐3′
	R: 5′‐AACTTCACAACACCAGCTTA‐3′
PI3K	F: 5′‐CTTGCCTCCATTCACCACCTCT‐3′
	R: 5′‐GCCTCTAATCTTCTCCCTCTCCTTC‐3′
Akt	F: 5′‐TGTCTCGTGAGCGCGTGTTTT‐3′
	R: 5′‐CCGTTATCTTGATGTGCCCGTC‐3′
eNOS	F: 5′‐CCAGCTAGCCAAAGTCACCAT‐3′
	R: 5′‐GTCTCG GAGCCATACAGGATT‐3′
β‐actin	F: 5′‐CACCACACCTTCTACAATGAGC‐3′
	R: 5′‐GTGATCTCCTTCTGCATCCTGT‐3′

Note: miR‐138, microRNA‐138; PI3K, phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase; Akt, protein kinase B; eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase.