Total RNA from BMMs or murine cardiac fibroblasts was homogenized in RNA-Bee (Amsbio, UK). Quantitative real-time PCR was performed using the Brilliant SYBR Green qPCR master mix (Applied Biosystems, USA). The relative amount of target mRNA was determined using the comparative threshold (Ct) method as previously described (34 (link)). The mRNA content of target genes was normalized to the expression of hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT).
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