Table 1.

Primers used in real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis

Gene	Orientation	Sequence (5′–3')
Nrf2	Forward Reverse	GCAACTCCAGAAGGAACAGG AGGCATCTTGTTTGGGAATG
NQO-1	Forward Reverse	AGCAGCGGCTCCATGTACTC CCAGTTGAGGTTCTAAGACCTGTAA
HO-1	Forward Reverse	GCATGAACACTCTGGAGATGACC GGCGAAGAAACTCTGTCTGTG
SOD	Forward Reverse	GGTGGTCCACGAGAAACAAG CAATCACACCACAAGCCAAG
CAT	Forward Reverse	GAATGGCTATGGCTCACACA CAAGTTTTTGATGCCCTGGT
ANP	Forward Reverse	GGGAAGTCAACCCGTCTCA GGGCTCCAATCCTGTCAAT
BNP	Forward Reverse	CTGGGAAGTCCTAGCCAGTCTCCA GCGACTGACTGCGCCGATCCGGTC
βMHC	Forward Reverse	GCAGACAGAGAATGGGGAGCTGTCC TCGCAATCATGCCGGGCTGAC
GAPDH	Forward Reverse	CTGAGAATGGGAAGCAGGTC GAAGGGGCAGAGATGATGAC

Nrf2 Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2, NQO1 NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone 1), HO-1 heme oxygenase-1, SOD superoxide dismutase, CAT Catalase, ANP arterial natriuretic peptide, BNP brain natriuretic peptide, β-MHC beta- myosin heavy chain, GAPDH Glyceraldehyde 3 Phosphate dehydrogenase