Table 1.

The nucleotide primer sequences used in RT-qPCR.

Gene	Sequence
α-actin (ACT)	5’-CCATGCCCACCATCACGC 5’-CACAGAGCCTCGCCTTTG
Collagen 1 (COL1A1)	5’-TGGGCTGAGTGGGGTACA 5’-TGACCCCAACCAAGGCTG
Elastin (ELN)	5’-GGTGGCTTAGGAGTGTCTGC 5’-CACCTACACCTGGAGCCTTG
Versican (VCAN)	5’-CTGGTCTCCGCTGTATCCTG 5’-ATCGCTGCAAAATGAACCCG