Table 1.

Primer sequences (5′→3′) used to quantify lung mRNA expression

GENE	Primer sequence
αSMA	Forward: AGAGTGGAGAAGCCCAGCCAGT
	Reverse: CCAGAGCCATTGTCGCACACCA
TGFβ	Forward: GGATACCAACTATTGCTTCAGCTCC
	Reverse: AGGCTCCAAATATAGGGGCAGGGTC
IL-1β	Forward: GACCTTCCAGGATGAGGACA
	Reverse: CTAATGGGAACGTCACACACC
IL-13	Forward: CCTGGCTCTTGCTTGCCTT
	Reverse: GGTCTTGTGTGATGTTTGCTCA
TNFα	Forward: CAAATGGCCTCCCTCTCAT
	Reverse: CACTTGGTGGTTTGCTACGA