Table 1.

The primer sequences for the relevant genes were utilized in the real-time PCR

Gene	Forward primers sequence (5'–3')	Reverse primers sequence (5'–3')
TNF-α	CACGGGAGCCGTGACTGTA	TCCAAGCGAACTTTATTTCTCTCA
IL-1β	TCAGGAAGGCAGTGTCACTCA	TCCACGGGCAAGACATAGGT
IL-6	ACTATGAGGTCTACTCGGCAAACC	ACAGTGAGGAATGTCCACAAACTG
NF-κB	CATGGCAGACGACGATCCTT	TGGAGTGAGTCAAAGCAGTATTCAA
TLR4	AGCCTTGAATCCAGATGAAAC	ACAGCAGAAACCCAGATGAA
Col-1	AGCTTCACCCTTAGCACCAG	GTGGTAACGATGGTGCTGTC
MMP2	AGACAAAGAGTTGGCAGTGCAAT	CTGTATGTGATCTGGTTCTTGTCCC
TGF-B	TGCTTCAGCTCCACAGAGAA	TGGTTGTAGAGGGCAAGGAC
Smad2	GTGTTTGCCGAGTGCCTAAGT	TTACAGCCTGGTGGGATTTTG
Smad3	GGACGCAGGCTCTCCAAAC	AGGAGATGGAGCACCAAAAGG
PI3K	GACAGGCACAACGACAAC	AAGCCCTAACGCAGACAT
Akt	GCTCTTCTTCCACCTGTCTCG	CACAGCCCGAAGTCCGTTA
mTOR	CTGATGTCATTTATTGGCACAAA	CAGGGACTCAGAACACAAATGC
GAPDH	GCTACACTGAGGACCAGGTTGTCT	CCCAGCATCAAAGGTGGAA