Table 1. Primers used in quantitative real-time PCR analyses.

Gene name	Forward primer	Reverse primer
ET-1	5′-AGAGTGTGTCTACTTCTGCCA-3′	5′-CTTCCAAGTCCATACGGAACAA-3′
eNOS	5′-TGATGGCGAAGCGAGTGAAG-3′	5′-ACTCATCCATACACAGGACCC-3′
β-actin	5′-GCCGACAGGATGCAGAAGG-3′	5′-TGGAAGGTGGACAGCGAGG-3′