Table 1.
Synthetic gene-specific primer sequences for collagen types I and III and for TGF-β1, -β2, -β3 and β-actin
| Gene | Primers | Product Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collagen types I | Forward | GTCGAGGGCCAAGACGAAG | 143 bp |
| Reverse | CAGATCACGTCATCGCACAAC | ||
| Collagen type III | Forward | TGGTCCCCAAGGTGTCAAAG | 117 bp |
| Reverse | GGGGGTCCTGGGTTACCATTA | ||
| TGF-β1 | Forward | GGCCAGATCCTGTCCAAGC | 201 bp |
| Reverse | GTGGGTTTCCACCATTAGCAC | ||
| TGF-β2 | Forward | TGCCATCCCGCCCACTTTC | 252 bp |
| Reverse | GAGAGCCATTCGCCTTCTGC | ||
| TGF-β3 | Forward | CTGTGCGTGAGTGGCTGTTG | 406 bp |
| Reverse | GTGCTGTGGGTTGTGTCTGC | ||
| β-actin | Forward | ATCGTGCGTGACATTAAGGAGAAG | 179 bp |
| Reverse | AGGAAGGAAGGCTGGAAGAGTG |