Table 1.

Primers used in reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis

CRLF1-r	5’primer	GGACAATCTGGTGTGTCACG
	3’primer	GGGCCCACAGTGTGATATTC
CLCF1-r	5’primer	TCCACCTTCCATCTGGTCTC
	3’primer	GCAGAGGCAAGCTAACATCC
CNTFR-r	5’primer	ACACCACGGCTATCACCTTC
	3’primer	ATTCGAGAGCTCCACATGCT
COL3A1-m	5’primer	ACGTAAGCACTGGTGGACAG
	3’primer	AGCTGCACATCAACGACATC
KC-m	5’primer	TCGCCAATGAGCTGCGCTGTC
	3’primer	GCTTCAGGGTCAAGGCAAGCC
IL-1β-m	5’primer	GCCCATCCTCTGTGACTCAT
	3’primer	AGGCCACAGGTATTTTGTCG
IL-6-m	5’primer	AGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGA
	3’primer	TCCACGATTTCCCAGAGAAC
TNF-α-m	5’primer	CGTCAGCCGATTTGCTATCT
	3’primer	CGGACTCCGCAAAGTCTAAG
Actin-m	5’primer	CGTGCGTGACATCAAAGAGAAGC
	3’primer	TGGATGCCACAGGATTCCATACC
Actin-r	5’primer	CGTGCGTGACATTAAAGAGAAGC
	3’primer	TGCATGCCACAGGATTCCATACC
COL1A1-r	5’primer	TGAGCCAGCAGATTGAGAAC
	3’primer	TGATGGCATCCAGGTTGCAG
COL1A2-r	5’primer	CTCACTCCTGAAGGCTCTAG
	3’primer	CTCCTAACCAGACATGCTTG
COL3A1-r	5’primer	AGGCCAATGGCAATGTAAAG
	3’primer	GGCCTTGCGTGTTTGATATT
FIB-r	5’primer	GAAAGGCAACCAGCAGAGTC
	3’primer	CTGGAGTCAAGCCAGACACA
α-SMA-r	5’primer	ACAGAGAGAAGATGACGCAG
	3’primer	GGAAGATGATGCAGCAGTAG
CRLF1-h	5’primer	CCAGAGAAACCCGTCAACAT
	3’primer	GCCTCCACCCAGATCTCATA

α-SMA: α-smooth muscle actin; CNTFR: Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor; COL1A1: Collagen, type I, α 1; COL1A2: Collagen, type I, α 2; COL3A1: Collagen, type III, α 1; CRLF1: Cytokine receptor like factor 1; CLCF1: Cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1; IL: Interleukin; TNF-α: Tumour necrosis factor-α; KC: Chemokine; FIB: Fibronectin; -m: Mouse; -r: Rat; -h: Human.