Table 1.

Sequence of primers used in the study

Genes	Forward (5′-3′)	Reverse (5′-3′)
IL-1β	AGCACCTTCTTTCCCTTCATCTTTG	GAGGTGGAGAGCTTTCAGTTCATAT
IL-6	CCAGTTGCCTTCTTGGGACTGATG	GTAATTAAGCCTCCGACTTGTGAAG
bFGF	GCTCTACTGCAAGAACGGCGGCTTC	ACACACTTAGAAGCCAGCAGCCGTC
Collagen 1A	AGTAACGTCGTGCCTAGCAACATGC	GAATACTGAGCAGCAAAGTTCCCAG
TIMP-1	ATCATCGAGACCACCTTATACCAGC	TGCAGGCAGTGATGTGCAAATTTCC
TGF-β	CAACTACTGCTTCAGCTCCACAGAG	CAAGGACCTTGCTGTACTGTGTGTC
α-SMA	TGCTGGCATCCATGAAACCA	GTTTGCTGATCCACATCTGC
SM22α	CCCTCCATGGTCTTTAAGCAGATGGA	TCATAAACCAGTTGGGATCTCCACGG
GC-B	GTCGCTGCGGGGATCCAGTTACG	ATGTTGGGAGGGTCTATGCAGGC
36B4	TCATTGTGGGAGCAGACAATGTGGG	AGGTCCTCCTTGGTGAACACAAAGC