Table 1.

PCR Primers

Target gene	Primer sequence
Human
αSMA
Forward	5′-CAGGGCTGTTTTCCCATCCAT-3′
Reverse	5′-GCCATGTTCTATCGGGTACTTC-3′
COL1A1
Forward	5′-CCAGAAGAACTGGTACATCAGCA-3′
Reverse	5′-CGCCATACTCGAACTGGGAAT-3′
COL1A2
Forward	5′-GATGTTGAACTTGTTGCTGAGG-3′
Reverse	5′-TCTTTCCCCATTCATTTGTCTT-3′
IL-6
Forward	5′-AAATTCGGTACATCCTCGACGG-3′
Reverse	5′-GGAAGGTTCAGGTTGTTTTCTGC-3′
IL-8
Forward	5′-ACTGAGAGTGATTGAGAGTGGAC-3′
Reverse	5′-AACCCTCTGCACCCAGTTTTC-3′
MCP-1
Forward	5′-ACTGAAGCTCGTACTCTC-3′
Reverse	5′-CTTGGGTTGTGGAGTGAG-3′
Mouse
αSMA
Forward	5′-ATGCAGAAGGAGATCACAGC-3′
Reverse	5′-GTATTCCTGTTTGCTGATCCAC-3′
COL1A1
Forward	5′-AGCCGCAAAGAGTCTACATG-3′
Reverse	5′-CTTAGGCCATTGTGTATGCAG-3′
COL1A2
Forward	5′-CCGTGCTTCTCAGAACATCA-3′
Reverse	5′-CTTGCCCCATTCATTTGTCT-3′
36B4
Forward	5′-AGATGCAGCAGATCCGCAT-3′
Reverse	5′-GTTCTTGCCCATCAGCACC-3′