Table 1.

Primer sequences used for real-time RT-PCR

β-actin	5’-AGATTACTGCTCTGGCTCCTAGC-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-ACTCATCGTACTCCTGCTTGCT-3’	(Reverse primer)
α-SMA	5’-TCTGCCTCTAGCACACAACTG-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-CTAGGCCAGGGCTACAAGTT-3’	(Reverse primer)
COL1A1	5’-AGGCCACGCATGAGCCGAAG-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-GCCATGCGTCAGGAGGGCAG-3’	(Reverse primer)
COL3A1	5’-ACCTGCAGGACCCACTGGCA-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-GACCACGCCCACCGGGAAAG-3’	(Reverse primer)
MMP8	5’-TGCCTCGATGTGGAGTGCCTGA-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-GCCCTTGACAGCTGTGGCGT-3’	(Reverse primer)
MMP13	5’-ACAGGCTCCGAGAAATGCAA-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-CCACATCAGGCACTCCACAT-3’	(Reverse primer)
TGF-β1	5’-TTGCCCTCTACAACCAACACAA-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-GGCTTGCGACCCACGTAGTA-3’	(Reverse primer)
TIMP1	5’-TGATTTCCCCGCCAACTCCGC-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-TGCCAGAGATGCAAAGGGGGC-3’	(Reverse primer)
TIMP2	5’-AGCCCTCCCTGAGCCGTGTT-3’	(Forward primer)
	5’-AGAGCCAAACCGAGCCGTGC-3’	(Reverse primer)