Table 1.
Sequence of primers used for real-time quantitative PCR
| Gene | Forward | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| 18S | AGTCCCTGCCCTTTGTACACA | CGATCCGAGGGCCTCACTA |
| CCR2 | AGCACATGTGGTGAATCCAA | TGCCATCATAAAGGAGCCA |
| CD68 | ACCGCCATGTAGTCCAGGTA | ATCCCCACCTGTCTCTCTCA |
| Collagen α1(I) | TAGGCCATTGTGTATGCAGC | ACATGTTCAGCTTTGTGGACC |
| Collagen α1(IV) | CACATTTTCCACAGCCAGAG | GTCTGGCTTCTGCTGCTCTT |
| F4/80 | CATAAGCTGGGCAAGTGGTA | GGATGTACAGATGGGGGATG |
| IL-1β | GGTCAAAGGTTTGGAAGCAG | TGTGAAATGCCACCTTTTGA |
| MCP-1 | ATTGGGATCATCTTGCTGGT | CCTGCTGTTCACAGTTGCC |
| PAI-1 | GCCAGGGTTGCACTAAACAT | GCCTCCTCATCCTGCCTAA |
| TGF-β1 | GTGGAAATCAACGGGATCAG | ACTTCCAACCCAGGTCCTTC |
| TIMP-1 | AGGTGGTCTCGTTGATTTCT | GTAAGGCCTGTAGCTGTGCC |
| TNF-α | AGGGTCTGGGCCATAGAACT | CCACCACGCTCTTCTGTCTAC |
CCR2, C-C motif chemokine receptor; MCP, monocyte chemoattractant protein; PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TIMP-1, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1.