Research Article

Aortic Remodelling Is Improved by 2,3,5,4′-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside Involving the Smad3 Pathway in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Table 1

qRT-PCR primers.

GenePrimerSize (bp)GenBank number

ACTA2 (a-SMA)Forward 5′-TGACCCAGATTATGTTTGAGACCTT-3′110NM_031004.2
Reverse 5′-AGAGTCCAGCACAATACCAGTT-3′

CCL3 (MIP-1a)Forward 5′-CTGCTGCTTCTCCTATGG-3′111NM_013025.2
Reverse 5′-CGGTTTCTCTTGGTCAGG-3′

COL1A2Forward 5′-TCGCTCACAGCCTTCACTCAG-3′119NM_053356.1
Reverse 5′-TGCGGGCAGGGTTCTTTCTA-3′

TIMP1Forward 5′-CATCCTCTTGTTGCTATCATTG-3′159NM_053819.1
Reverse 5′-ATCTCATAACGCTGGTATAAGG-3′

PAI-1 (Serpin E1)Forward 5′-AAGAGCCAGATTCATCATC-3′198NM_012620.1
Reverse 5′-GTGCTACCATCAGACTTG-3′

CTGFForward 5′-ATGCTGTGAGGAGTGGGTGTGT-3′202NM_022266.2
Reverse 5′-GGCAGTTGGCTCGCATCATAGT-3′

GapdhForward 5′-ACAGCAACAGGGTGGTGGAC-3′252NM_017008.3
Reverse 5′-TTTGAGGGTGCAGCGAACTT-3′