Table 1.

The primer sets of the assessed genes.

Genes	Forward primer (sense)	Reverse primer (anti-sense)	Gen Bank ID
Collagen-1α	5′- TCTCAAGATGGTGGCCGTTA-3′	5′-ATCTGCTGGCTCAGGCTCTT-3′	NM_053304.1
IL-1β	5′-CAC CTC TCA AGC AGA GCA CAG-3′	5′-GGG TTC CAT GGT GAA GTC AAC-3′	NM_031512
Osteopontin	5′- CAGTGATTTGCTTTTGCCTGTTTG -3′	5′- GGTCTCATCAGACTCATCCGAATG-3′	XM_008769996
TGF-β	5′-TGACATGAACCGACCCTTCC-3′	5′-CCAGGCTCCAAATGTAGGGG-3′	NM_021578
β-actin	5′- AAGATCCTGACCGAGCGTGG-3′	5′- CAGCACTGTGTTGGCATAGAGG-3′	NM_031144