TABLE 1.

Primer sequences used for real-time quantitative PCR

Gene	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer
18S	5′-CCGAAGCGTTTACTTTGAAAAAA-3′	5′-TTCATTATTCCTAGCTGCGGTATC-3′
TNFα	5′-ACAAGGCTGCCCCGACTAC-3′	5′-TTTCTCCTGGTATGAGATAGCAAATC-3′
ICAM-1	5′-CAGTCCGCTGTGCTTTGAGA-3′	5′-CGGAAACGAATACACGGTGAT-3′
Collagen 1α1	5′-GAGAGAGCATGACCGATGGATT-3′	5′-TGTAGGCTACGCTGTTCTTGCA-3′
α-SMA	5′-CCTGACGGGCAGGTGATC-3′	5′-ATGAAAGATGGCTGGAAGAGAGTCT-3′
TIMP-1	5′-CCTTGCAAACTGGAGAGTGACA-3′	5′-AGGCAAAGTGATCGCTCTGGT-3′
TGF β	5′-TTGCCCTCTACAACCAACACAA-3′	5′-GGCTTGCGACCCACGTAGTA-3′