Table 1.

Primers for the quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) assay

Genes		Sequences	Length (bp)
ACE2	Forwards	5’-CGCTGTCACCAGACAAGAA-3’	129
	Reverse	5’-CGTCCAATCCTGGTTCAAG-3’
Mas	Forwards	5’-CAGAGCTGGGTTTACCTGGA-3’	132
	Reverse	5’-ATGGCTTTCTCCTCAGCAAA-3’
TGF-β	Forwards	5’-GGGACTATCCACCTGCAAGA-3’	217
	Reverse	5’-CCTCCTTGGCGTAGTAGTCG-3’
GAPDH	Forwards	5’-TCCCTCAAGATTGTCAGCAA-3’	308
	Reverse	5’-AGATCCACAACGGATACATT-3’