Research Article

Glutathione Upregulates the Expression of KATP Channels and Vasorelaxation Responses and Inhibits mPTP Opening and Oxidative Stress in the Heart Mitochondria of Old Rats

Table 1

The primer sequences that were used to determine gene expression.

GeneProduct sizeAccession numberPrimer sequence

KCNJ8 (Kir6.1)94 bpNM_017099.4Up 5-TCTCTTCTCCATCGAGGTTCA-3
Dw 5-CTGCAGAATCAAAACCGTGAT-3
KCNJ11 (Kir6.2)96 bpNM_031358.3Up 5-ATGAGAGAAAGGGGGACAAGA-3
Dw 5-AGGCTGGAGTCAAGGGTAGAG-3
ABCC8 (SUR1)101 bpL40624.1Up 5-GGGCTTCTGGTGATCCTCTAC-3
Dw 5-GGCTTTACTTCCCTTGGTGTC-3
ABCC9 (SUR2)99 bpD83598.1Up 5-GCTCTGGAAATTGCTCAGTTG-3
Dw 5-CTGTCCAACGCTGAAGTTCTC-3
ACTB97 bpV01217.1Up 5-AAGTCCCTCACCCTCCCAAAA-3
Dw 5-AAGCAATGCTGTCACCTTCCC-3