Table 1.

Polymerase chain reaction primers used for amplification of inflammation and fibrosis-related genes

	Sense	Antisense
Connective tissue growth factor	5′-TTTAGGAACAGTGGGAGAGC	5′-CATGAAGAAGGCTGGAGAAC
Transforming growth factor-b	5′-TATATGCCAGCGTGAAGTGC	5′-GAAGCAGGTTGGGCATTAGT
Collagen type 1	5′-CAAGAACCCCAAGGAGAAGA	5′-AGTGGTAGGTGATGTTCTGG
Collagen type 3	5′-TCTGTGAATCCTGCCCTACT	5′-AGCCAGGATGACCAGATGTA
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase	5′ AAAGCTGTGGGCAAGGTCAT	5′-TCCGATGCCTGCTTCACTAC
Fibronectin 1	5′-GAGAAGACAGGACCGATGAA	5′-TTCTTGGAGGGCTGACATTC
Monocyte chemotactic protein-1	5′-GCCAGCTATAAAAGAGTCAC	5′-CAGTTTGGGTTTGGCTTTTC