Table 1.

Primer sequences for real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Gene	Primer sequences	Size (bp)	Accession number
Rat TGF-β1	Forward: 5'-TACAACAGCACCCGCGACCG-3' Reverse: 5'-TGCGTTGTTGCGGTCCACCA-3'	117	NM_021578.2
Col I	Forward: 5'-ACCGGGCCGATGATGCCAAC-3' Reverse: 5'- ATGTGCGGGCGGGGTTCTTG-3'	129	NM_053304.1
GAPDH	Forward: 5'-GGGCTCTCTGCTCCTCCCTGTTC-3'	107	NM_017008.3
	Reverse: 5'-ACGGCCAAATCCGTTCACACC-3'
Human TGF-β1	Forward: 5'-TGTTCGCGCTCTCGGCAGTG-3' Reverse: 5'-GCCTCGATGCGCTTCCGCTT-3'	184	NM_000660.4
Col I	Forward: 5'-GAGCGGACGCTAACCCCCTC-3' Reverse: 5'-AGGGCGGTGGCCGCTAAGAG-3'	110	NM_000088.3
GAPDH	Forward: 5'-CAGCCTCCCGCTTCGCTCTC-3'	143	NM_002046.4
	Reverse: 5'-ACCAGGCGCCCAATACGACC-3'

TGF-β1: Transforming growth factor-β1; Col I: Collagen type I; GAPDH: Glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.