Table 1.

Forward and reverse primer sequences used for quantitative real-time PCR analysis.

Gene	Primer Direction	Primer Sequence
col1a1	Forward	5-GAGCGGAGAGTACTGGATCG-3′
	Reverse	5′-GCTTCTTTTCCTTGGGTTC-3′
col3a1	Forward	5′-GCCCACAGCCTTCTACAC-3′
	Reverse	5′-CCAGGGTCACCATTTCTC-3′
MMP9	Forward	5′-TGAATCAGCTGGCTTTTGTG-3′
	Reverse	5′-ACCTTCCAGTAGGGGCAACT-3′
Smad2	Forward	5′- TGGAAGTGGCCCATTTAGAG-3′
	Reverse	5′- CTGGTTGACAGACTGAGCCA-3′
BMP2	Forward	5′- GCTTTTCTCGTTTGTGGAGC-3′
	Reverse	5′- GCTTTTCTCGTTTGTGGAGC-3′
BMP4	Forward	5′-TGAGCCTTTCCAGCAAGTTT-3′
	Reverse	5′- CTTCCCGGTCTCAGGTATCA-3′
BMP6	Forward	5′- CTCAGAAGAAGGTTGGCTGG-3′
	Reverse	5′- ACCTCGCTCACCTTGAAGAA-3′
BMP7	Forward	5′- GAAAACAGCAGCAGTGACCA-3′
	Reverse	5′- GGT GGC GTT CAT GTA GGA CT-3′
β-Actin	Forward	5′-AGATGTGGATCAGCAAGCAG-3′
	reverse	5′-GCGCAAGTTAGGTTTTGTCA3′