Table I.

Primer sequences.

Gene	Primer sequence (5′-3′)	Product Size (bp)
VEGF	Forward 5′-GGCCTTCGCTTACTCTCACC-3′	104
	Reverse 5′-CTGTCATGGGCTGCTTCTTC-3′
VEGFR	Forward 5′-CCGTCAAGGGAAAGACTACG-3′	106
	Reverse 5′-CTCCTCCACAAATCCAGAGC-3′
Endocan	Forward 5′-TGCTACCGCACAGTCTCA-3′	105
	Reverse 5′-GCAGATACCAAACTCTTCACCA-3′
ICAM	Forward 5′-AAGTTGTTGGGCATAGAGACC-3′	126
	Reverse 5′-AGGGCAGTTTGAATAGCACATT-3′
MCP-1	Forward 5′-AAGTCTCTGCCGCCCTTCT-3′	170
	Reverse 5′-CTTGCTGCTGGTGATTCTTCTA-3′
PTX3	Forward 5′-CATCTCCTTGCGATTCTGTTT-3′	107
	Reverse 5′-CCATTGTCTATTTCGTTGTCCA-3′

VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; VEGFR, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; ICAM, intercellular adhesion molecule; MCP-1, monocyte chemotactic protein 1; PTX3, pentraxin 3.