Table 1.

Primer sequences for reverse transcription–quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT–qPCR)

	Primer sequence (5′–3′)
HPRT	Forward: AAATTCTTTGCTGACCTGCTG
	Reverse: TCCCCTGTTGACTGGTCATT
α-SMA	Forward: AGCCAACAGGGAGAAGATGA
	Reverse: CAGCTGTGGTCACAAAGGAA
TIMP-1	Forward: TCCCCAGAAATCATCGAGAC
	Reverse: TCAGATTATGCCAGGGAACC
MASP-1	Forward: GGAATCCTCCTACCTTTGTGAA
	Reverse: ATCTGACCGGAAAGTGATGG
MBL2	Forward: CAGAAACTGTGACCTGTGAGGA
	Reverse: TGTAAGCCTCTGAGCCCTTG

HPRT: hypoxanthine–guanine phosphoribosyltransferase; α-SMA: α-smooth muscle actin; TIMP: tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase; MASP: mannan binding lectin-associated serine protease; MBL: mannan binding lectin.