Table 1.

Primer sequences for the genes to validate microarray analysis by real-time-PCR

miRNA-21	F: 5′-TGACATCGCATGGCTGTA-3′	336 bp
	R:5′-GATGCTGGGTAATGTTTGAAT-3′
Fstl1	F: 5′-TTATGATGGGCACrGCAAAGAA-3′	405 bp
	R: 5′- ACTGCCTTTAGAGAACCAGCC-3′
TGF-β1	F: 5′-CAAGAACAAGGCAGACTTATCGC-3′	418 bp
	R: 5′-TCTGATTATCTCGCACCAGGAAG-3
CTGF	F: 5′-TTCGGTGGTACGGTGTACCGCA-3′	359 bp
	R: 5′-ACGAACGTCCATGCTGCACAGG-3′
collagen-1	F: 5′-ACCTGCGTACAGAACGGCCT-3′	318 bp
	R: 5′-ACAACACCTTGCCGTTGTCGC-3′
Collagen III	F: 5′-GGATCTGTCCTTTGCGATGAC-3′	276 bp
	R: 5′-GCTGTGGGCATATTGCACAA-3′
β-actin	F: 5′-CCTCATGAAGATCCTGACCG-3′	190 bp
	R: 5′-ACCGCTCATTGCCGATAGTG-3′