Table 1.

Polymerase Chain Reaction Primers Used for Amplification

Species	Gene	Primers
Human	SR‐A1	5′‐GCAGTGGGATCACTTTCACAA‐3′
		5′‐AGCTGTCATTGAGCGAGCATC‐3′
	CD36	5′‐CTTTGGCTTAATGAGACTGGGAC‐3′
		5′‐GCAACAAACATCACCACACCA‐3′
	LOX‐1	5′‐TTGCCTGGGATTAGTAGTGACC‐3′
		5′‐GCTTGCTCTTGTGTTAGGAGGT‐3′
	GAPDH	5′‐CTGGGCTACACTGAGCACC‐3′
		5′‐AAGTGGTCGTTGAGGGCAATG‐3′
Mouse	MCP1	5′‐CCACTCACCTGCTGCTACTCA‐3′
		5′‐TGGTGATCCTCTTGTAGCTCTCC‐3′
	Interleukin‐1β	5′‐TGGACCTTCCAGGATGAGGACA‐3′
		5′‐GTTCATCTCGGAGCCTGTAGTG‐3′
	TNFα	5′‐GGTGCCTATGTCTCAGCCTCTT‐3′
		5′‐GCCATAGAACTGATGAGAGGGAG‐3′
	SR‐A1	5'‐CGCACGTTCAATGACAGCATCC‐3′
		5′‐GCAAACACAAGGAGGTAGAGAGC‐3′
	CD36	5′‐GGACATTGAGATTCTTTTCCTCTG‐3′
		5′‐GCAAAGGCATTGGCTGGAAGAAC‐3′
	LOX‐1	5′‐GTCATCCTCTGCCTGGTGTTGT‐3′
		5′‐TGCCTTCTGCTGGGCTAACATC‐3′
	ABCG5	5′‐AGAGGGCCTCACATCAACAGA‐3′
		5′‐CTGACGCTGTAGGACACATGC‐3′
	ABCG8	5′‐GGTCCTTCTGATGACATCTGGC‐3′
		5′‐CGTCTGTCGATGCTGGTCAAGT‐3′
	ACAT2	5′‐GAGATTGTGCCAGTGCTGGTGT‐3′
		5′‐GTGACAGTTCCTGTCCCATCAG‐3′
	GAPDH	5′‐TGCACCACCAACTGCTTAG‐3′
		5′‐GATGCAGGGATGATGTTC‐3′

Abbreviations: ABCG5 indicates ATP‐binding cassette transporter G5; ABCG8, ATP‐binding cassette transporter G8; ACAT2, acyl‐CoA cholesteryl acyl transferases 2; LOX‐1, lectin‐like oxidized low‐density lipoprotein receptor‐1; MCP‐1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; SR‐A1, scavenger receptor A1; and TNFɑ, tumor necrosis factor‐ɑ.