Table 1. Primers used for quantitative RT-PCR.

Gene	Forward (5′–3′)	Reverse (5′–3′)
COL1A1	CAAAGATGGACTCAACGGTCTC	TGACTGGAAGAGTGGAGAGTAC
CD44	TGCCCAATGCCTTTGATGGA	ATTCTGTCTGTGCTGTCGGT
FN1	TAGTGGAGGCACTGAAAGACCA	AAAGCCTAAGCACTGGCACAAC
FBN1	GAGTGTGCAACCAAGCAACACA	ATGTCTTGGCATCCTCCACTGA
TNC	ATGTGCCCATTACAGGAGGT	AGACAGGCTCGCTTTCCTCAAA
EN	CGCCCAGTTTGGGTTAGTT	AATATGGAGCAGCAGTGCC
VCAN	TGGCACAAATTCCAAGGGCAGT	ATTGCAGTGTGCTGCCATCAGT
18S RNA	CGGCTACCACATCCAAGGAA	CACCAGACTTGCCCTCCAAT