Table 1.

The primer sequences for RT‐PCR

Targets	Forward	Reverse
Mice‐GAPDH	TCATCAACGGGAAGCCCATC	CTCGTGGTTCACACCCATCA
Mice‐ANP	ACCTGCTAGACCACCTGGAG	CCTTGGCTGTTATCTTCGGTACCGG
Mice‐BNP	GAGGTCACTCCTATCCTCTGG	GCCATTTCCTCCGACTTTTCTC
Mice‐β‐MHC	CCGAGTCCCAGGTCAACAA	CTTCACGGGCACCCTTGGA
Mice‐IL‐1β	CCGTGGACCTTCCAGGATGA	GGGAACGTCACACACCAGCA
Mice‐IL‐6	AGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGA	TCCACGATTTCCCAGAGAAC
Mice‐collagen1a	AGGCTTCAGTGGTTTGGATG	CACCAACAGCACCATCGTTA
Mice‐collagen III	AAGGCTGCAAGATGGATGCT	GTGCTTACGTGGGACAGTCA
Mice‐αSMA	GTCCCAGACATCAGGGAGTAA	TCGGATACTTCAGCGTCAGGA
Rat‐GAPDH	GACATGCCGCCTGGAGAAAC	AGCCCAGGATGCCCTTTAGT
Rat‐ANP	AAAGCAAACTGAGGGCTCTGCTCG	TTCGGTACCGGAAGCTGTTGCA
Rat‐BNP	CAGCAGCTTCTGCATCGTGGAT	TTCCTTAATCTGTCGCCGCTGG
Rat‐β‐MHC	TCTGGACAGCTCCCCATTCT	CAAGGCTAACCTGGAGAAGATG

Note. GAPDH: glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase; IL‐6: interleukin 6; RT‐PCR: real‐time polymerase chain reaction; β‐MHC: β‐myosin heavy chain.