Table 1.
Sequences of primers used for quantitative PCR assays
| Gene | Forward Primer | Reverse Primer |
|---|---|---|
| RPL-13 | GTGGTCCCTGCTGCTCTCCAA | CGATAGTGCATCTTGGCCTTTT |
| HO-1 | CACGCATATACCCGCTACCT | CCAGAGTGTTCATTCGAGCA |
| GPX-1 | TGAAGAGATTCTGAATTCCCTCAAG | CAGGAAGGTAAAGAGCGGGTG |
| SOD-1 | CAAATTACAGGATTAACTGAAGGCC | GGCCACCATGTTTCTTAGAGTGAG |
| SOD-2 | CTACGTGAACAATCTCAACGCC | ATTAATATGTCCCCCACCATTGAAC |
| TNF-α | CTGTCTACTGAACTTCGGGGTGAT | GGTCTGGGCCATAGAACTGATG |
| CXCL2 | GAACATCCAGAGCTTGAGTGTGAC | CTTGCCTTTGTTCAGTATCTTTTGG |
| α-2 collagen-1 | GGCTATGACTTTGGTTTTGAAGGA | CGTTGTCGTAGCAGGGTTCTTT |
| α-1 collagen-3 | CCAGAACATTACATACCACTGCAAA | GTGTTTAGTACAGCCATCCTCTAGAACTG |
RPL13, ribosomal protein L13; HO-1, heme oxygenase-1; SOD, superoxide dismutase; GPX-1, Glutathione peroxidase-1; CXCL2, macrophage inflammatory protein-2; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor alpha.