Table 1.
Genes and Primers Selected for RT-PCR
| Gene | Forward Primer | Reverse Primer |
|---|---|---|
| β-actin | AGCCATGTACGTAGCCATCC | CTCTCAGCTGTGGTGGTGAA |
| TGF-β1 | CGAGGTGACCTGGGCACCATCCATGAC | CTGCTCCACCTTGGGCTTGCGACCCAC |
| TGF-β2 | CTCCACATATGCCAGTGGTG | CTAAAGCAATAGGCGGCATC |
| TGF-β3 | GCAACTTGGAGGAGAACTGC | GTCAGAGGCTCCAGGTCTTG |
| FGF 2 | GAACCGGTACCTGGCTATGA | CCGTTTTGGATCCGAGTTTA |
| PDGF-A | ATGCCTTGGAGACAAACCTG | GTCAAGAAGTTGGCCGATGT |
| CTGF | TAGCAAGAGCTGGGTGTGTG | TTCACTTGCCACAAGCTGTC |
| Insulin-like GF 1 | GCTGAAGCCGTTCATTTAGC | GAGGAGGCCAAATTCAACAA |
| TGF-α | GCAAGTTCTGCCTGTTCCTC | GCACTGAACCAACCCACTTT |
| EGF | ACACCGAAGGTGGCTATGTC | TAGAGTCAGGGCAAGGCAGT |
| GM-CSF | TCCTAAATGACATGCGTGCT | GCCATTGAGTTTGGTGAGGT |
| VEGF-α | GCCCATGAAGTGGTGAAGTT | ACTCCAGGGCTTCATCATTG |
| Neurotrophin 3 | GATCCAGGCGGATATCTTGA | AGCGTCTCTGTTGCCGTAGT |
Definition of abbreviations: CTGF, connective tissue growth factor; EGF, epidermal growth factor; FGF, fibroblast growth factor; GF, growth factor; GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; PDGF-A, platelet-derived growth factor α chain; TGF, transforming growth factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.