Table 2. Primers used for quantitative RT-PCR analysis.

Target gene	Gene Abbreviation	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer	Accession number
GAPDH	GAPDH	tgtaccaccaactgcttagc	ggcatggactgtggtcatgag	MN 002046.4
collagen, type I, alpha 1	COL1A1	agccagcagatcgagaacat	acacaggtctcaccggtttc	NM_000088.3
collagen, type III, alpha 1	COL3A1	gggaacatcctccttcaaca	gcagggaacaacttgatggt	NM_000090.3
tenascin C	TNC	gttaacgccctgactgtggt	ccacaatggcagatccttct	NM_002160.3
decorin	DCN	gccattgtcaacagcagaga	cgagtggtccagtgttctga	NM_001920.3
scleraxis homolog A	SCXA	tgccttgcagcctcttactt	ctcccagtggagtgtggagt	BK_000280.1