TABLE 1.

A list of the primer sequences.

Species	Gene	Forward (5′-3′)	Reverse (5′-3′)
Rat	GAPDH	CCG​CAT​CTT​CTT​GTG​CAG​TG	TAC​GGC​CAA​ATC​CGT​TCA​CA
	α-SMA	CAT​CCG​ACC​TTG​CTA​ACG​GA	CCA​CAT​ACA​TGG​CAG​GGA​CA
	IL-6	AGA​GAC​TTC​CAG​CCA​GTT​GC	AGT​CTC​CTC​TCC​GGA​CTT​GT
	TNF-α	AGA​AAC​ACA​CGA​GAC​GCT​GA	CAT​TGG​AAT​CCT​TGC​CGG​TG
Human	GAPDH	GGA​GCG​AGA​TCC​CTC​AAA​AT	GGC​TGT​TGT​CAT​ACT​TCT​CAT​GG
	α-SMA	CTA​TGA​GGG​CTA​TGC​CTT​GCC	GCT​CAG​CAG​TAG​TAA​CGA​AGG​A
	MMP2	GAT​ACC​CCT​TTG​ACG​GTA​AGG​A	CCT​TCT​CCC​AAG​GTC​CAT​AGC
	MMP9	GGG​ACG​CAG​ACA​TCG​TCA​TC	TCG​TCA​TCG​TCG​AAA​TGG​GC