Gene Profiling of Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells under Elevated Pressure Conditions: Modulation of Inflammatory Gene Networks

Table 1

Primer sequences used for qRT-PCR.

Gene	GenBank accession no.	Primer sequence	Size (bp)
MMP-3	NM_001166308.1	5′-TGTGGAGTTCCTGATGTTGG-3′(F); 5′-GGCTGAAGTCTCCGTGTTCT-3′(R)	240
MMP-1	NM_001166229	5′-TTTCCTGGGATTGGCAAC-3′(F); 5′-TCCTGCAGTTGAACCAGCTA-3′(R)	233
IL-6	NM_214399.1	5′-CACCAGGAACGAAAGAGAGC-3′(F); 5′-GTTTTGTCCGGAGAGGTGAA-3′(R)	204
PTX3	NM_002852.3	5′-GGGACAAGCTCTTCATCATGCT-3′(F); 5′-GTCGTCCGTGGCTTGCA-3′(R)	71
TNF-α	NM_214022.1	5′-GAAGACACACCCCCGAACAGGCA-3′(F); 5′-ACGTGGGCGACGGGCTTATCT-3′(R)	379