Research Article

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Deficiency Improves Endothelial Function and Cardiovascular Injury in Deoxycorticosterone Acetate/Salt-Hypertensive Mice

Table 1

PCR primers.

Gene namePrimer sequence (in 5-3 direction)

TNFαForwardCTTCTGTCTACTGAACTTCGGG
ReverseCAGGCTTGTCACTCGAATTTTG

IL1βForwardGGACCCCAAAAGATGAAGGGCTGC
ReverseGCTCTTGTTGATGTGCTGCTGCG

MCP-1ForwardAGGTGTCCCAAAGAAGCTGTA
ReverseTCTGGACCCATTCCTTCTTG

F4/80ForwardCTTTGGCTATGGGCTTCCAGTC
ReverseGCAAGGAGGACAGAGTTTATCGTG

eNOSForwardCAACGCTACCACGAGGACA
ReverseCTCCTGCAAAGAAAAGCTCTG

GADPHForwardCTTTGTCAAGCTCATTTCCTGG
ReverseTCTTGCTCAGTGTCCTTGC

miR155ForwardGACTGTTAATGCTAATCGTGATAG
ReverseGTGCAGGGTCCGAGGTATTC

U6 SnRNAForwardCTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA
ReverseAACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT

TNFα: tumor nuclear factor α; IL1β: interleukin 1β; MCP1: monocyte chemotactic protein 1; eNOS: endothelial nitric oxide synthase.