Table 1.

List of Primer Sequences

Gene name	Primer sequence
Sequencing primers
HGF 823 forward	5′ CCGAGGCCATGGTGCTAC 3′
HGF 218 reverse	5′ TCACTTTTTTGGTTTTAATCTTCAC 3′
HGF 1614 reverse	5′ AAGAACCCAACTTTCCTTTATCAATG 3′
GAPDH
Forward	5′ AGACAGCCGCATCTTCTTGT 3′
Reverse	5′ TGATGGCAACAATGTCCACT 3′
HGF
Forward	5′ AGGTACCGAACTGCAAGCATG 3′
Reverse	5′ GATCCTATGGCTATTACAACTTGTATGTC 3′
Collagen IV
Forward	5′ GCAGGTGTGCGGTTTGTGAAG 3′
Reverse	5′ AGCTCCCCTGCCTTCAAGGTG 3′
TIMP-1
Forward	5′ GCCTACACCCCAGCCATGGA 3′
Reverse	5′ CGGCCCGCGATGAGAAAC 3′

HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase; TIMP-1, tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase-1.