Table 1.

Primers used for RT-PCR analyses

Gene	Species	Sense	Antisense
RAGE	Human	5′-GCT GTC AGC ATC AGC ATC AT-3′	5′-TCC TCC TCT TCC TCC TGG-3′
MIOX	Human	5′-CGC AGA GAA ACC CGA CTA AG-3′	5′-CAA AGC TCAGAGAGC CCA TC-3′
NF-κB	Human	5′-ATG GCT TCT ATG AGG CTG AG-3′	5′-GTT GTT GTT GGT CTG GAT GC-3′
Actin	Human	5′-AGG CAC CAG GGC GTG AT-3′	5′-GCC CAC ATA GGA ATC CTT CTG AC-3′
MIOX	Mice	5′-CTG GTG GAC GAA TCT GAC CCA G-3′	5′-GCC ACG GAT AGA AGG AGT GGA ATC G-3′
RAGE	Mice	5′-GGA CCC TTA GCT GGC ACT TAG A-3′	5′-GAG TCC CGT CTC AGG GTG TCT-3′
NF-κB	Mice	5′-TGT GCG ACA AGG TGC AGA AA-3′	5′-ACA ATG GCC ACT TGC CGA T-3′
18s	Mice	5′-AAA CGG CTA CCA CAT CCA AG-3′	5′-CCT CCA ATG GAT CCT CGT TA-3′
MCP-1	Mice	5′-CCC AAT GAG TAG GCT GGAGAG-3′	5′-TGG TTG AAA AGG TAG TGG ATG-3′
IL-6	Mice	5′-CGG AGA GGA GAC TTC ACA G-3′	5′-CAG AAT TGC CAT TGC ACA AC-3′

See the text for definitions.