Table 1.

Relative primer sequence used in real-time PCR.

Target	Primer	Sequence
Myh7 (rat)	Forward	5′-CCAGAACACCAGCCTCATCAACC-3′
	Reverse	5′-CACCGCCTCCTCCACCTCTG-3′
IL-1β (rat)	Forward	5′-CTCACAGCAGCATCTCGACAAGAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-TCCACGGGCAAGACATAGGTAGC-3′
IL-18 (rat)	Forward	5′-CGACCGAACAGCCAACGAATCC-3′
	Reverse	5′-TCACAGATAGGGTCACAGCCAGTC-3′
GAPDH (rat)	Forward	5′-CCGCATCTTCTTGTGCAGTG-3′
	Reverse	5′-GAGAAGGCAGCCCTGGTAAC-3′