Table 1. Primer sequences and GenBank accession numbers for gene expression validated by qPCR.

Gene Group	Gene Name	Gene Symbol	GenBank Accession Number	Primers (5′-3′)
Protein folding	Heat shock protein 47	SERPINHI	AB196463.1	F-GTTCCCATGATGCATCGCAC
				R-CCTTGGTTTTGTCCACAGCG
Transcription	C-fos	FOS	AB111054.1	F-AATGACTTTGAGCCCCTGTG
				R-GTAGGGGAGCTGAGGGAATC
Inflammation/ immunity	Chemokine ligand 8	CXCL8	AY160982.1	F-AGAATGTCAGCCAGCCTTGT
				R-CTTGCTCAGAGTGGCAATGA
Housekeeping	Elongation factor 1A	EF1A	FJ890356.1	F-TCTCAGGCTGATTGCGCTGT
				R-GGGGGCTCAGTAGAGTCCAT