Table 2.

Primers for real-time PCR

Genes	Primers
α-SMA	(F) 5′-CCG ACC GAA TGC AGA AGG-3′
	(R) 5′-ACA GAG TAT TTG CGC TCC GGA-3′
αI(I) collagen	(F) 5′-CCT CAA GGG CTC CAA CGA G-3′
	(R) 5′-TCA ATC ACT GTC TTG CCC CA-3′
CTGF	(F) 5′-TGTGTG ATG AGC CCA AGG AC-3′
	(R) 5′-AGT TGG CTC GCA TCA TAG TTG-3′
PDGF-βR	(F) 5′-ATC CTC ATC ATG CTG TGG CAG-3′;
	(R) 5′-GCC AAG ATG GCT GAG ATC ACC AC-3′
Tβ-RI	(F) 5′-ATC CAT GAA GAC TAT CAG TTG CCT-3′;
	(R) 5′-CAT TTT GAT GCC TTC CTG TTG GCT-3′
Tβ-RII	(F) 5′-TGT GCT CCT GTA ACA CAG AG-3′;
	(R) 5′-GAT CTT GAC AGC CAC GGT CT-3′
LDLR	(F) 5′-CAG ACC CAG AGC CAT CGT AGT G-3′
	(R) 5′-GTC ACC AGA GAG TAG ATG TCT AC-3′
SREBP-1	(F) 5″-TGC CCT AAG GGT CAA AAC CA-3′
	(R) 5′-TGG CGG GCA CTA CTT AGG AA-3′
SREBP-2	(F) 5′-GCT GCA GAT CCC GCA GTA C-3′
	(R) 5′-GGT GGA TGA GGG AGA GAA GGT-3′
GAPDH	(F) 5′-GGC AAA TTC AAC GGC ACA GT-3′
	(R) 5′-AGA TGG TGATGG GCT TCC C-3′

α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; HRP, horseradish peroxidase; IgG, immunoglobulin G; LDLR, low-density lipoprotein receptor; SREBP, sterol regulatory element-binding protein; PDGF-βR, platelet-derived growth factor-β receptor; Tβ-RI, type I transforming growth factor-β receptor; Tβ-RII, type II transforming growth factor-β receptor.