Table 1.

Q-PCR primer sequences

Primer name	Primer sequence
Notch1	Upstream	TCG​TGC​TCC​TGT​TCT​TTG​TG
	Downstream	TTC​TCT​CCG​CTT​CTT​CTT​GC
TGF-β	Upstream	ATT​CCT​GGC​GTT​ACC​TTG​G
	Downstream	AGC​CCT​GTA​TTC​CGT​CTC​CT
Smad2	Upstream	CTC​TCC​GGC​TGA​ACT​GTC​TC
	Downstream	GCC​GTC​TAC​AGT​GAG​TGA​GG
Smad7	Upstream	GTG​GCA​TAC​TGG​GAG​GAG​AA
	Downstream	TTG​TTG​TCC​GAA​TTG​AGC​TG
GAPDH	Upstream	ATG​ACT​CTA​CCC​ACG​GCA​AG
	Downstream	CTG​GAA​GAT​GGT​GAT​GGG​TT

Primer synthesis was provided by Shanghai Bioengineering Co, Ltd.