TABLE 2.

Forward and reverse primers for each gene.

Gene	Forward	Reverse
CD36	5′-CTT​TGG​CTT​AAT​GAG​ACT​GGG​AC-3′	5′-GCA​ACA​AAC​ATC​ACC​ACA​CCA-3′
COL1	5′-GAG​GGC​CAA​GAC​GAA​GAC​ATC-3′	5′-CAG​ATC​ACG​TCA​TCG​CAC​AAC-3′
COL3	5′-GCC​AAA​TAT​GTG​TCT​GTG​ACT​CA-3′	5′-GGG​CGA​GTA​GGA​GCA​GTT​G-3′
α-SMA	5′-CTA​TGA​GGG​CTA​TGC​CTT​GCC-3′	5′-GCT​CAG​CAG​TAG​TAA​CGA​AGG​A-3′
FN	5′-CGG​TGG​CTG​TCA​GTC​AAA​G-3′	5′-AAA​CCT​CGG​CTT​CCT​CCA​TAA-3′
TNF-α	5′-GAG​GCC​AAG​CCC​TGG​TAT​G-3′	5′-CGG​GCC​GAT​TGA​TCT​CAG​C-3′
TGF-β1	5′-GGC​CAG​ATC​CTG​TCC​AAG​C-3′	5′-GTG​GGT​TTC​CAC​CAT​TAG​CAC-3′
IL-1β	5′-ATG​ATG​GCT​TAT​TAC​AGT​GGC​AA-3′	5′-GTC​GGA​GAT​TCG​TAG​CTG​GA-3′
IL-6	5′-ACT​CAC​CTC​TTC​AGA​ACG​AAT​TG-3′	5′-CCA​TCT​TTG​GAA​GGT​TCA​GGT​TG-3′
CXCL-10	5′-GTG​GCA​TTC​AAG​GAG​TAC​CTC-3′	5′-TGA​TGG​CCT​TCG​ATT​CTG​GAT​T-3′
GAPDH	5′-GGA​GCG​AGA​TCC​CTC​CAA​AAT-3′	5′-GGC​TGT​TGT​CAT​ACT​TCT​CAT​GG-3′

CD36: cluster of differentiation 36; COL, 1: collagen type I; COL, 3: collagen type III; α-SMA: α-Smooth Muscle Actin; FN: fibronectin; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; TGF-β1: transforming growth factor beta 1; IL-1β: interleukin 1β; IL-6: interleukin 6; CXCL-10: C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 10; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.