Table 1. Gene Primer Sequences Used for RT-qPCR.

Gene		Primer sequences	Amplicon size (bp)	Gene accession no.
GLIPR-2	forward reverse	5′-ATCAAGAACTATAACTTCCAGCAGC-3′ 5′-AGCCCTCATTGACAACATTCC-3′	172	NM_022343
α-SMA	forward reverse	5′-CCCTTGAGAAGAGTTACGAGTTG-3′ 5′-ATGATGCTGTTGTAGGTGGTTTC-3′	145	NM_001613
EGFR	forward reverse	5′-TCGGTGTAAACGTTGCAAAA-3′ 5′-GACCACGGAGGATAGTATGAGC-3′	140	NM_005228
PDGFRB	forward reverse	5′-CTGCCCTGCCTGAAGCTC-3′ 5′-GTTTTCTTGCCTCCTAAGCC-3′	168	NM_005985
CDH1	forward reverse	5′-CTGACACACCCCCTGTTGGT-3′ 5′-GGTGAATTCGGGCTTGTTGT-3′	200	NM_004360
VIM	forward reverse	5′-TGCTTCTCTGGCACGTCTTG-3′ 5′-GGACATGCTGTTCCTGAATCTG-3′	128	NM_003380
VCAN	forward reverse	5′-GATCCCTAAAATGGCGAACATG-3′ 5′-CCAAAATGACTGAACGGTGGTC-3′	130	NM_004385
IL1RN	forward reverse	5′-GAGCTTCTGGCACTTGGAGACT-3′ 5′-TAGGGAACTTTGCACCCAACAT-3′	195	NM_000577
β-actin	forward reverse	5′-TGACGTGGACATCCGCAAAG-3′ 5′-CTGGAAGGTGGACAGCGAGG-3′	205	NM_001614