Table 1.

Specific primers used for real-time quantitative PCR.

Gene	Primer	Product size (bp)	Annealing temperature (C)
GAPDH	F: AAGCTCATTTCCTGGTATGACAACG	126	61.3
	R: TCTTCCTCTTGTGCTCTTGCTGG
PPAR-γ	F: ATGACAGACCTCAGACAGATTG	210	54
	R: AATGTTGGCAGTGGCTCAG
LDLR	F: ACTTACGGACAGACAGACAG	223	57
	R: GGCCACACATCCCATGATTC
IL-1	F: GCTTCTCTCTGGTCCTTGG	174	56
	R: AGGGCAGGGTAGAGAAGAG
IL-8	F: GCAGAGGGTTGTGGAGAAGT	150	56
	R: ACCCTACAACAGACCCACAC
TNF-α	F: GTCAACCTCCTCTCTGCCAT	188	52
	R: CCAAAGTAGACCTGCCCAGA
TGF-β	F: TTGAGACTTTTCCGTTGCCG	227	56
	R: CGAGGTCTGGGGAAAAGTCT
VEGF	F: CTTCTGAGTTGCCCAGGAGA	216	54
	R: CTCACACACACACAACCAGG

GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate dehydrogenase; IL-1, interleukin-1; IL-8, interleukin-8; LDLR, low-density lipoprotein receptor; PPAR-γ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; TGF-β, transforming growth factor beta; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.