Table 2.
Nucleotide sequences of the primers used in qRT-PCR.
| Primers | Forward Primer (5′ to 3′) | Reverse Primer (5′ to 3′) | Efficient rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| COL1A1 | AACGGAGAGGATGGTGAGTC | AAGACCACGAGCACCCATAA | 107 |
| COL2A1 | ACCGCAAACACATCTGGTTC | TAGGCCACGCTGTTCTTACA | 99 |
| TGFβ1 | GGTGGGCAACGTAAGTGGTA | CGGCTCAGGCTCTTTTGGTA | 97 |
| TGFβ2 | AGCATCAGCATCACCTTGCT | ATTTTGGGGGTCTTGCCGAT | 107 |
| TGFβ3 | AGTCAAGTGCCGTTTCAGGT | TATCCTGTCCGCAACTCTGC | 102 |
| TGFβR2 | GGACAACGTGCTGAGAGACA | GCTTGTAGATGCGTTCTGCG | 91 |
| SMAD2 | CATCGACCGTCAGAGATGGC | CTGGACCTTCAGCCGGTTAC | 92 |
| IL1β | TGCTGAAGTCGTTCAGTCGTA | AGACGCCACCGAAACTTCAA | 99 |
| IL6 | TGCACACATGATTTGCCCCT | CCCAGGAGACTGACCAACAA | 96 |
| IL8 | CATCAGAGTCTTCGTCGCCT | GCTCGACTCCCAGACTTCTC | 93 |
| TNF-α | TCAGGCCAAACAGAAGCACT | TTCCAAATGGATGGCTGCCT | 92 |
| 18S | AGCTCGTAGTTGGACTTCGG | CGGCCTGCTTTGAACACTCT | 101 |
Abbreviations: COL1A1, collagen type I alpha 1 chain; COL2A1, collagen type II alpha 1 chain; IL1β, interleukin-1 beta; IL6, interleukin-6; IL8, interleukin-8; SMAD2, SMAD family member 2; TGFβ1, transforming growth factor beta 1; TGFβ2, transforming growth factor beta 2; TGFβ3, transforming growth factor beta 3; TGFβR2, transforming growth factor beta type 2 receptor; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha.