Table 2.

Primers used in this study

Primer name	Forward 5’ to 3’	Reverse 5’ to 3’
ACTA2	TAGAACACGGCATCATCACCAACTG	TGGGGCAACACGAAGCTCATTG
FN	GTGTGGATGTCCTGCCTGTCAAC	GCTTGCTTTCCCTGCCCTGATG
Collagen I	CTCAAGATGTGCCACTCCGACTG	GTCTCGCCTGTCTCCATGTTGC
TGF-β1	GACCGCAACAACGCAATCTATGAC	GGCACTGCTTCCCGAATGTCTG
Smad2	ATGTCGTCCATCTTGCCATTCACTC	TGCTTTCTCACACCACTTCTCTTCC
Smad3	TGTCGTCCATCCTGCCCTTCAC	ACTTCTCCTCCTGCCCGTTCTG
GAPDH	ATGATTCCACCCACGGCAAGTTC	AGCACCAGCATCACCCCATTTG

ACTA2: Alpha-smooth muscle actin; FN: Fibronectin; TGF-β1: Transforming growth factor.