Table 1.

Primer and probe sequences used for real time qPCR

Gene name	Probe/primer	Sequence
IL-6	Probe	5-FAM ATTGCCATTGCACAACT-3
	Forward	5-GGGAAATCGTGGAAATGAGAAA-3
	Reverse	5-AAGTGCATCATCGTTGTTCATACA-3
MCP1	Probe	5-FAM-AATGGGTCCAGACATAC-3
	Forward	5-GTCTGTGCTGACCCCAAGAAG-3
	Reverse	5-TGGTTCCGATCCAGGTTTTTA-3
TNFα	Probe	5-FAM-TCACCCACACCGTCAG-3
	Forward	5-GGCTGCCCCGACTACGT-3
	Reverse	5-TTTCTCCTGGTATGAGATAGCAAATC-3
RAGE	Probe	5-FAM-CACAGCCCGGATTG-3
	Forward	5-GCTGTAGCTGGTGGTCAGAACA-3
	Reverse	5-CCCCTTACAGCTTAGCACAAGTG-3
alphaSMA	Probe	5-FAM-TGCCAGATCTTTTCC-3
	Forward	5-GACGCTGAAGTATCCGATAGAACA-3
	Reverse	5-GGCCACACGAAGCTCGTTAT-3
COL1A1	Probe	5-FAM-ATCGACCCTAACCAAG-3
	Forward	5-GACTGGAAGAGCGGAGAGTACTG-3
	Reverse	5-CCTTGATGGCGTCCAGGTT-3
CTGF	Probe	5-FAM-C ACTGCCTGGTCCAGAC-3
	Forward	5-GCTGCCTACCGACTGGAAGA-3
	Reverse	5-CTTAGAACAGGCGCTCCACTCT-3