Table 1.
Primers for quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analyses
| Gene | Sequence | Product size (base pairs) |
|---|---|---|
| SOD1 | ||
| Sense | GAGACCTGGGCAATGTGACT | 220 |
| Antisense | GTTTACTGCGCAATCCCAAT | |
| SOD2 | ||
| Sense | CCGAGGAGAAGTACCACGAG | 210 |
| Antisense | GCTTGATAGCCTCCAGCAAC | |
| SOD3 | ||
| Sense | TCTGCAGGGTACAACCATCA | 199 |
| Antisense | ACCTCCATCGGGTTGTAGTG | |
| GSS | ||
| Sense | GCCTCCTACATCCTCATGGA | 160 |
| Antisense | CCACATGCTTGTTCATCACC | |
| TNF-α | ||
| Sense | TCGTAGCAAACCACCAAGTG | 207 |
| Antisense | AGATAGCAAATCGGCTGACG | |
| IFN-γ | ||
| Sense | CATCAGCAACAACATAAGCGTCA | 202 |
| Antisense | CTCCTTTTCCGCTTCCTGA | |
| IL-4 | ||
| Sense | TCCTGCTCTTCTTTCTCG | 102 |
| Antisense | CTTCTCCTGTGACCTCGTT | |
| IL-10 | ||
| Sense | TGTGAAAATAAGAGCAAGGCAGTG | 85 |
| Antisense | CATTCATGGCCTTGTAGACACC | |
| IL-12 | ||
| Sense | GGAAGCACGGCAGCAGAATA | 180 |
| Antisense | AACTTGAGGGAGAAGTAGGAATGG | |
| TGF-β | ||
| Sense | TTGCCCTCTACAACCAACACAA | 103 |
| Antisense | GGCTTGCGACCCACGTAGTA | |
| α-SMA | ||
| Sense | AAACAGGAATACGACGAAG | 135 |
| cAntisense | CAGGAATGATTTGGAAAGGA | |
| Fibronectin | ||
| Sense | GTGGCTGCCTTCAACTTCTC | 132 |
| Antisense | GTGGGTTGCAAACCTTCAAT | |
| TIMP-1 | ||
| Sense | CCTTGCAAACTGGAGAGTGACA | 88 |
| Antisense | AAGCAAAGTGACGGCTCTGGT | |
| Collagen Iα | ||
| Sense | GAGCGGAGAGTACTGGATCG | 158 |
| Antisense | GCTTCTTTTCCTTGGGGTTC |
GSS, glutathione synthetase; IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin; SMA, smooth muscle actin; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TGF, transforming growth factor; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; TIMP, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase.