Table 2 Primers used for real-time RT-PCR

VEGF-A fwd.

5'- AAGGAGGAGGGCAGAATCAT -3'

VEGF-A rev.

5'- GCAGTAGCTGCGCTGATAGA -3'

VEGF-C fwd.

5'- TGAACACCAGCACGAGCTAC -3'

VEGF-C rev.

5'- GCCTTGAGAGAGAGGCACTG -3'

VEGF-D fwd.

5'- TGGAACAGAAGACCACTCTCATCT -3'

VEGF-D rev.

5'- GCAACGATCTTCGTCAAACATC-3'

VEGFR-1 fwd.

5'- TCCAAGAAGTGACACCGAGA -3'

VEGFR-1 rev.

5'- TTGTGGGCTAGGAAACAAGG -3'

sVEGFR-1 fwd.

5'- GCACGTTTGGATTTGGAGGA -3' [45]

sVEGFR-1 rev.

5'- GGAAAGGATCATCCCAAGTTGTT -3' [45]

esVEGFR-2 fwd.

5'- GCCTTGCTCAAGACAGGAAG -3'

esVEGFR-2 rev.

5'- CAACTGCCTCTGCACAATGA -3'

β-actin fwd.

5'- GCATCCCCCAAAGTTCACAA -3'

β-actin rev.

5'- AGGACTGGGCCATTCTCCTT -3'