Table 1.

Real-time PCR primers to measure mRNA expression levels.

Gene symbol	Forward sequence (5′-3′)	Reverse sequence (5′-3′)
Mmp12	CTCGAGGAAGCTTCCTGGGAGTCCAG	CTCGAGCCCTGAGCATAGAGTGAATATG
Mmp13	CTCGAGCATGCTTCCTGATGATGACGTT	CTCGAGCCCCACCCCATACATCTGAAA
CD36	TGGCTAAATGAGACTGGGAC	TCACCACTCCAATCCCAAGTA
Icam-1	GTCGAAGGTGGTTCTTCTGAGC	TCCGTCTGCAGGTCATCTTAGG
β-Actin	AGGCCCAGAGCAAGAGAGGTA	GGGGTGTTGAAGGTCTCAAACA