Table 1.

Primers used for RT-PCR

		Primers
Gene	GenBank Accession Number	Sense	Anti-Sense	Product Size, bp
Twist1 (mouse)	NM_011658	5′ CGACGACAGCCTGAGCAACA 3′	5′ TGCAGCTCCTCGTACGACTG 3′	293
CCN2 (mouse)	NM_010217	5′ CACTCTGCCAGTGGAGTTCA 3′	5′ AAGATGTCATTGTCCCCAGG 3′	111
miR-214 (mouse)	NR_029796	5′ ACAGCAGGCACAGACAGGCA 3′	Universal anti-sense	20
Collagen α1(I) (mouse)	NM_007742	5′ GCCCGAACCCCAAGGAAAAGAAGC 3′	5′ CTGGGAGGCCTCGGTGGACATTAG 3′	148
α−SMA (mouse)	NM_007392	5′GGCTCTGGGCTCTGTAAGG3′	52CTCTTGCTCTGGGCTTCATC3′	148
GAPDH (mouse)	NM_002046	5′ TGCACCACCAACTGCTTAGC 3′	5′ GGCATGGACTGTGGTCATGAG 3′	87

CCN2, connective tissue growth factor; SMA, smooth muscle actin.