Table 1.

Oligonucleotide primers used in the study.

Gene name	Forward	Reverse
mmu-TGF-β1	5′-atacgcctgagtggctgtct-3′	5′-ctgatcccgttgatttcca-3′
hsa-E-CA	5′-tcttcggaggagagcggtggtcaaa-3′	5′-gccgagcgtccaggcccctgtgcag-3′
mmu-E-CA	5′-gagtggagaacgaggaaccctttga-3′	5′-acgtgtccggctctcgagcggtata-3′
hsa-α-SMA	5′-atcaaggagaaactgtgttatgtag-3′	5′-gatgaaggatggctggaacagggtc-3′
mmu-α-SMA	5′-gagtcagcgggcatccacgaaa-3′	5′-tgctgggtgcgagggctgtgat-3′
hsa-smad3	5′-gaggcgtgcggctctactacatc-3′	5′-gccaggagggcagcgaact-3′
mmu-smad3	5′-gcacagccaccatgaattac-3′	5′-gcacagccaccatgaattac-3′
hsa-smad7	5′-aggtgttccccggtttctcca-3′	5′-ttcacaaagctgatctgcacggt-3′
mmu-smad7	5′-gctttcagattcccaacttctt-3′	5′-gatatccagggagggctcttg-3′
hsa-Col IV	5′-tggtcttactgggaactttgctgc-3′	5′-ggtgggatctgaatggtctggc-3′
mmu-Col IV	5′-tggtcttactgggaactttgctgc-3′	5′-accctgtggtccaacgactcctctc-3′
hsa-FN	5′-agaagtgggaccgtcagggaga-3′	5′-caggagcaaatggcaccgaga-3′
mmu-FN	5′-tctgggaaatggaaaaggggaatgg-3′	5′-cactgaagcaggtttcctcggttgt-3′