Table 1. Primers used for qRT-PCR gene expression profile validation.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
VIM	ATGTTGACAATGCTTCTC	CTCCTGGATCTCTTCATC
S100A4	TCCTCAGATGAAGTGTTG	TATGAAGAAGCCAGAGTAAG
LGALS3	TCACAATCATAGGCACAGT	TAAAGTGGAAGGCGATGT
HMGN1	GTGATAATGTGCTGTGAA	CCTTACGACCTCTCATAA
GST3	CTCTAAGGAATATGGATT	TCTATCTTGTACTTCTTG
GFAP	TGGGTTAGAACTGGAAGA	AACAACAAGGATGAAGGAA
FABP7	CACATTCAAGAACACAGA	CGAATCACAGACTTACAG
F2R	CTGAGAGGATGTATGCTA	TGTATCTTCACTGGGATT
EGR1	TCCACTATCCACTATCAA	ACTGGTAGGTGTTATTAAG
B2M	CAACTTCCTCAACTGCTA	GGTATCTTCTTTCCATTCTTC
GADPH	CATTCTTCCACCTTTGAT	CTGTAGCCATATTCATTGT