Table 1.

Primer sequences for RT-PCR (human)

Tar get gene	Primer sequence
ACE F	TCCTGTTGGATATGGAAACCACCTA
ACE R	GTGGCCATCACATTCGTCAGA
AGT F	TGCTGCATGGAGTGAGCAGTAGAA
AGT R	CACAAACAAGCTGGTCGGTTGGAA
AT1R F	GCCCTTTGGCAATTACCTATGT
AT1R R	CGTGAGTAGAAACACACTAGCGT
Chymase F	TGGGCAATCCCAGGAAGAC
Chymase R	ACCGTCCATAGGATACGATGC
GAPDH F	GATGACATCAAGAAGGTGGTG
GAPDH R	GCTGTAGCCAAAT TCGTTGTC

ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, AGT angiotensinogen, AT1R angiotensin II type 1 receptor, GAPDH glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase