Supplemental tables

Table S1: Primers used in rats in real time PCR analysis

Gene / Primer / Sequence (5´to 3´)
Gal-3 / Forward / AGC CCA ACG CAA ACA GTA TC
Reverse / GGC TTC AAC CAG GAC CTG TA
Fibronectin / Forward / GGG GTC ACG TAC CTC TTC AA
Reverse / TGG AGG TTA GTG GGA GCA TC
α-SMA / Forward / GAA GGA ATA GCC ACG CTC AG
Reverse / TGT GCT GGA CTC TGG AGA TG
CD68 / Forward / TGG CAG GGT TAT GAG TGA CA
Reverse / TAG CCC AAG GAA CAG AGG AA
CCL2 / Forward / TTC CTT ATT GGG GTC AGC AC
Reverse / CAG TTA ATG CCC CAC TCA C
OPN / Forward / ATG AGA CTG GCA GTG GTT
Reverse / GCT TTC ATT GGA GTT GCT
Col 1a1 / Forward / GCC TCC CAG AAC ATC ACC TA
Reverse / ATG TCT GTC TTG CCC CAA GT
Col 3a1 / Forward / CTC ACC CTG CTT CAC CCC TCT C
Reverse / TGG ACA TAT TGC ACA ACA TTC TC
TFG-β / Forward / CAG AAG TTG GCA TGG TAG CC
Reverse / TGC TTC AGC TCC ACA GAG AA
CTGF / Forward / GAG TCG TCT CTG CAT GGT CA
Reverse / CCA CAG AAC TTA GCC CGG TA
HPRT / Forward / AGG ACC TCT CGA AGT GT
Reverse / ATT CAA ATC CCT GAA GTA CTC AT
ANP / Forward / AGA GAG TGA GCC GAG ACA GC
Reverse / TCT GAG ACG GGT TGA CTT CC
β-MCH / Forward / AGG AAG AAC CTA CTG CGA CTG
Reverse / TCC TTA GGG TTG GGT AGC AC
BNP / Forward / ACA ATC CAC GAT GCA GAA GCT
Reverse / GGG CCT TGG TCC TTT GAG A
c-fos / Forward / ACG GAG AAT CCG AAG GGA AAG GAA
Reverse / TCT GCA ACG CAG ACT TCT CGT CTT


Table S2: Primers used in human myocardial biopsies in real time PCR analysis

Gene / Primer / Sequence (5´to 3´)
Gal-3 / Forward / TTTTCGCTCCATGATGCGTTA
Reverse / GCCTGTCCAGGATAAGCCC
CCL2 / Forward / TCCCAAAGAAGCTGTGATCTTCA
Reverse / TTTGCTTGTCCAGGTGGTCC
OPN / Forward / CAAACGCCGACCAAGGAAAA
Reverse / AGCTGCTTTTCCTCAGAACT
Col 1a1 / Forward / GGACACAGAGGTTTCAGTGGT
Reverse / CACCATCATTTCCACGAGCA
TFG-β / Forward / TACCTGAACCCGTGTTGCTC
Reverse / CCGGTAGTGAACCCGTTGAT
CTGF / Forward / CTCGCGGCTTACCGACTG
Reverse / GGCTCTGCTTCTCTAGCCTG
MMP-1 / Forward / ACATGAGTCTTTGCCGGAGG
Reverse / AACAAGGTTGACTTTATTCCAAACA
TIMP-1 / Forward / GGAATGCACAGTGTTTCCCTG
Reverse / AACAAGGTTGACTTTATTCCAAACA
HPRT / Forward / GGAAGCCCTTTTCAGAGCCT
Reverse / ATCCAACACTTCGTGGGGTC