Research Article

Role of TGF-β1/Smad3 Signaling Pathway in Secretion of Type I and III Collagen by Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells of Rats Undergoing Balloon Injury

Table 1

Primers for real-time PCR.

GenesSequencesExpected size

TGF-β1Forward 5-ACTCCCAGAAAAGCAAGCAA-3211 bp
Reverse 5-CGAGCAGGAATGAGAAGAGG-3

Smad3Forward 5-CATTACCATCCCCAGGTCAC-3102 bp
Reverse 5-CGTAACTCATGGTGGCTGTG-3

Collagen IForward 5-CCC TGA AGT CAG CTG CAT-3193 bp
Reverse 5-ATA TTC TTC TGG GCA GAA-3

Collagen IIIForward 5-TGGTCCTCAGGGTGTAAAGG-3232 bp
Reverse 5-GTCCAGCATCACCTTTTGG-3

β-actinForward 5-CTGTCCCTGTATGCCTCTG-3217 bp
Reverse 5-TGTCACGCACGATTTCC-3