Table 1 Primers for quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR)

From: Periodontitis-induced systemic inflammation exacerbates atherosclerosis partly via endothelial–mesenchymal transition in mice

Genes

Forward primer 5′-3′

Reverse primer 5′-3′

CD31

GCA ACA CAG TCC AGA TAG TCG T

GAC CTC AAA CTG GGC ATC AT

FSP1

GCT CAA CAA GTC AGA ACT AAA GGA G

GCA GCT TCA TCT GTC CTT TTC

VE-Cad

AAG CCT CTG ATT GGC ATA GT

CTG GCC CTT GTC ACT GGT

SLUG

TGG TTG CTT CAA GGA CAC AT

GCA AAT GCT CTG TTG CAG TG

GATA4

GGA AGC CCA AGA ACC TGA AT

GTT GCT GGA GTT GCT GGA A

TWIST1

AGA AGT CTG CGG GCT GTG

TCT GCA GCT CCT CGT AAG ACT

TNF-α

GCT GCT CAC CTC ATT GGA G

CCA GGA GAG AAT TGT TGC TCA

IL-1β

AAT CTG TAC CTG TCC TGC GTG TT

TGG GTA ATT TTT GGG ATC TAC ACT CT

IL-6

CTT TTG GAG TTT GAG GTA TAC CTA G

GCT GCG CAG AAT GAG ATG AGT TGT C

β-actin

CCA ACC GCG AGA AGA TGA

CCA GAG GCG TAC AGG GAT AG