Table 1.

Primer sequences and products of RT–PCR

Gene	GeneBank no.	Forward primer	Reverse primer	Size (bp)
Collagen I-α2	NM_000089	5′-AACAAATAAGCCATCACGCCTGCC-3′	5′-TGAAACAGACTGGGCCAATGTCCA-3′	101
Collagen III-α1	NM_000090	5′-CCATTGCTGGGATTGGAGGTGAAA-3′	5′-TTCAGGTCTCTGCAGTTTCTAGCGG-3′	187
MMP1	NM_002421	5′-TGCAACTCTGACGTTGATCCCAGA-3′	5′-ACTGCACATGTGTTCTTGAGCTGC-3′	122
TIMP3	NM_000362	5′-TGATGCAGCACACACAATTCCC-3′	5′-AAGCTCTGTTATTCTGGCCTGGGT-3′	102
VEGF	NM_003376	5′-ACACATTGTTGGAAGAAGCAGCCC-3′	5′-AGGAAGGTCAACCACTCACACACA-3′	179
HGF	NM_000601	5′-GGCCCACTTGTTTGTGAGCAACAT-3′	5′-TGGTGGGGTGCTTCAGACACACTTA-3′	84
β-Actin	NM_001101	5′-ACGTTGCTATCCAGGCTGTGCTAT-3′	5′-CTCGGTGAGGATCTTCATGAGGTAGT-3′	188