Table 2.

Quantitative RT-PCR Primers Used for Gene Expression

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
GAPDH	5′-GATTCCACCCATGGCAAATT-3′	5′-AGATGGTGATGGGATTTCCATT-3′
TIMP1	5′-CTGTGGCTCCCTGGAACA-3′	5′-CCAACAGTGTAGGTCTTGGTGAAG-3′
COL1A1	5′-ACGAAGACATCCCACCAATCAC-3′	5′-CGTTGTCGCAGACGCAGAT-3′