Table 1.

Primer Sequences, Amplicon Sizes, and Gene Accession Numbers

Genes	Sequences	Product Size	Accession Number
GAPDH	F: 5′-ACCACCATGGAGAAGGCTGG-3′ R: 5′-CTCAGTGTAGCCCAGGATGC-3′	528	AB038240
eNOS	F: 5′-CGCTGTCTAGGCTCTCTGGT-3′ R: 5′-ATCAAACACCTGCAGCTTCC-3′	300	AF077821
LCA	F: 5′-GCGGTTACTCCCAGTTTTCA-3′ R: 5′-CAGAGCTACAGCAGGACACG-3′	301	CD215065
iNOS	F: 5′-GGCTCAAATCACAACGGAAT-3′ R: 5′-GAATAGGGAGCTGGGAGAGC-3′	82	AF143503
COX-2	F: 5′-TGAAACCCACTCCAAACACA-3′’ R: 5′-AACTGATGCGTGAAGTGCTG-3′	385	AY462100
TNF-α	F: 5′-TGACGGGCTTTACCTCATCT-3′ R: 5′-GGCGATGATCCCAAAGTAGA-3′	313	AF348421
RAGE	F: 5′-GGACTCTTAGCTGGCACTGG-3′ R: 5′-CCAGTGGTCATGGGCTTACT-3′	382	AY836509
CD40	F: 5′-ATATGTGCCCACCAGGAGAG-3′ R: 5′-AATGATGGGGACCACCACTA-3′	488	AY333789
TF	F: 5′-CCTCAGGCACTGCAGATGTA-3′ R: 5′-GGCTGTCCAAGCTTTGTCTC-3′	325	AB200288
PAI-1	F: 5′-CTCTCTCTGCCCTCACCAAC-3′ R: 5′-TCCAGTGTTGTCCCAGATGA-3′	442	XM_844252
SOD	F: 5′-TGCAGATGACCTGTCAGAGC-3′ R: 5′-GTGCCGGTCAGAGTCCTTAG-3′	440	XM_533218
GPx	F: 5′-GGCATCAGGAAAACGCTAAG-3′ R: 5′-CATGGATGAAATCCCCAGAG-3′	430	XM_533828

GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; LCA, leucocyte common antigen; COX-2, cyclooxygenase 2; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; RAGE, receptor for advanced glycation end products; TF, tissue factor; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; SOD, superoxide dismutase; GPx, glutathione peroxidase.