Table 1.

Primer sequences for quantitative real-time PCR

Gene	Forward primer sequence (5’-3’)	Reverse primer sequence (5’-3’)
αSMA	GTC CCA GAC ATC AGG GAG TAA	TCG GAT ACT TCA GCG TCA GGA
CD14	CTC TGT CCT TAA AGC GGC TTA C	GTT GCG GAG GTT CAA GAT GTT
CD68	TGT CTG ATC TTG CTA GGA CCG	GAG AGT AAC GGC CTT TTT GTG A
Collagen 1a1	GCT CCT CTT AGG GGC CAC T	CCA CGT CTC ACC ATT GGG G
F4/80	ATG GAC AAA CCA ACT TTC AAG GC	GCA GAC TGA GTT AGG ACC ACA A
IL-1β	GCA ACT GTT CCT GAA CTC AAC T	ATC TTT TGG GGT CCG TCA ACT
MCP-1	TTA AAA ACC TGG ATC GGA ACCA	GCA TTA GCT TCA GAT TTA CGG G
Osteopontin	CTC CAT CGT CAT CAT CAT CG	TGC ACC CAG ATC CTA TAG CC
TNFα	CCC TCA CAC TCA GAT CAT CTT CT	GCT ACG ACG TGG GCT ACA G
18S	CGC TTC CTT ACC TGG TTG AT	GAG CGA CCA AAG GAA CCA TA