Table 1.

Primers used for PCR amplification

Primer	Forward	Reverse
NADPH oxidase p47 subunit (N47)	GTGAAGCCATCGAGGTCATTC	CCCGCGGCTTCTAATCTGT
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)	GTATTTGATGCTCGGGACTG	AGATTGCCTCGGTTTGTTG
IL-6	AATCTGCTCTGGTCTTCTTGGAG	GTTGGATGGTCTTGGTCCTTAG
VCAM	GCGAAGGAAACTGGAGAAGACA	ACACATTAGGGACCGTGCAGTT
Catalase (CAT)	ACTCAGGTGCGGACATTC	GGAGTTGTACTGGTCCAGAAGAGCC
RAGE	CAGGGTCACAGAAACCGG	ATTCAGCTCTGCACGTTCCT
beta-actin	CCACCCGCGAGTACAACCTTCTT	GAAGCCGGCCTTGCACATGCC

Abbreviation: VCAM, vascular cell adhesion molecule.