Table 4 Correlation of Clontech/Affymetrix gene expression levels with TaqMan real-time RT-PCR derived values. C means Clontech array (BD Atlas™ Human1.2 Array or BD Atlas™ Human Cardiovascular Array, A means Affymetrix Human Genome U133A GeneChip, MLCK * = myosin light chain kinase, MHCP 11** = myosin heavy chain polypeptide 11, KCNMB1*** = calcium-activated potassium channel beta, APEG1**** = Homo sapiens nuclear protein, HIF1α***** = hypoxia-inducible factor 1, alpha subunit.

collagen VIII α1

C

00156669m1

0.626

8.36E-03

0.27

0.23

PKD1

C

00165489m1

0.497

4.78E-02

0.31

0.43

PKD2

C

00165517m1

0.655

5.11E-03

0.37

0.19

tenascin C

C

00233648m1

0.789

1.96E-04

2.56

5.68

elastin

C

00355783m1

0.676

3.42E-03

0.33

0.14

integrin α5

C

00233743m1

0.679

3.21E-03

3.5

1.93

decorin

C

00370385m1

0.715

1.48E-03

0.34

0.61

fibulin 5

A

00197064m1

0.852

6.21E-07

0.47

0.16

MUC18

C

00174838m1

0.883

2.77E-06

0.31

0.18

MMP11

C

00171829m1

-0.036

0.89

2.1

0.57

TIMP2

C

00234278m1

0.521

3.63E-02

0.41

0.53

TIMP3

C

00165949m1

0.794

1.63E-04

0.2

0.47

vinculin

C

00243320m1

0.807

1.04E-04

0.22

0.31

actin α2

A

00426835g1

0.965

2.77E-12

0.52

0.19

actinin α4

A

00245168m1

0.946

1.03E-10

0.44

0.19

filamin A

C

00155065m1

0.874

4.91E-06

0.33

0.09

MLCK *

C

00178736m1

0.741

7.80E-04

0.36

0.19

MHCP 11**

A

00224622m1

0.580

9.57E-03

0.48

0.09

leiomodin 1

A

00201704m1

0.979

4,23E-14

0.43

0.19

heme oxygenase 1

C

00157965m1

0.837

3.09E-05

8.47

6.58

KCNMB1***

C

00188073m1

0.763

4.31E-04

0.29

0.29

calponin 1

A

00154543m1

0.985

2.76E-15

0.31

0.13

APEG1* ***

A

00195347m1

0.854

5.51E-07

0.58

0.19

HIF1α*****

A

00153153m1

-0.932

0.27

1.7

1.86