Table 1.

Sequences of the primers used in assessment of gene expression

Gene	Sequences of forward/reverse primers
GAPDH	5′-CGAGCTGAACGGGAAAC-3′/5′-CCTGGTCCTCGGTGTAG-3′
Collagen type I	5′-GGAGAAGAAGCACGTGT-3′/5′-GCAGTGGTAGGTGATGTT-3′
Collagen type III	5′-TTATAAACCAACCTCTTCCT-3′/5′-TATTATAGCACCATTGAGAC-3′
MMP2	5′-GACCAGAGCACCATCGAGA-3′/5′-AGGCATCATCCACTGTTT-3′
MMP3	5′-TATGAAGTTATTAGCAGGGATACTGTT-3′/5′-TCCTTTCCTTATCAGAAATGGCA-3′
MMP13	5′-AGAGAGCTACCTGAGATCATAC-3′/5′-AGCTAAGGTGTTATCATCAAGTT-3′
Tenomodulin	5′-GATCCCATGCTGGATGAG-3′/5′-TACAAGGCATGATGACACG-3′