Table 1. Primers for Real-Time PCR.

Gene	Directions	Primer Sequences
TNFα	Forward	5′-CATCTTCTCAAAATTCGAGTGACAA-3′
	Reverse	5′-TGGGAGTAGACAAGGTACAA-CCC-3′
TGF-β1	Forward	5′-TGATACGCCTGAGTGGCTGTCTTT-3′
	Reverse	5′-AAGCGAAAGCCCTGTATTCCGTCT-3′
Procollagen α1(I)	Forward	5′-GAACAGGGTGTTCCTGGAGA-3′
	Reverse	5′-GGAAACCTCTCTCGCCTCTT-3′
Hypoxanthine phospho-ribosyl-transferase	Forward	5′-GCTTTCCCTGGTTAAGCAGTACA-3′
	Reverse	5′-AAACTTGTCTGGAATTTCAAATC-3′