Table 3. Primers sequences used in qRT-PCR for genes.

GENE	PRIMER	SECUENCE 5′–3′
28S	Forward	CAGTACGAATACAGACCG
	Reverse	GGCAACAACACATCATCAG
HIF-1 α	Forward	TCCTATGTGCTGGCTTTGG
	Reverse	AGTGTACCCTAACTAGCCG
TGF-β	Forward	CAACAATTCCTGGCGTTACC
	Reverse	TATTCCGTCTCCTTGGTTCAG
α-SMA	Forward	ACCCAGATTATGTTTGAGACC
	Reverse	AGAGTCCAGCACAATACCAG
IL-1β	Forward	CACCTCTCAAGCAGAGCACAG
	Reverse	GGGTTCCATGGTGAAGTCAAC
TNFα	Forward	CCAGGAGAAAGTCAGCCTCCT
	Reverse	TCATACCAGGGCTTGAGCTCA
MCP-1	Forward	CTGCTACTCATTCACTGGC
	Reverse	CTTCTGGACCCATTCCTTATTG
Collagen	Forward	GTGGAAACCTGATGTATGCT
	Reverse	TGGTGATACATATTCTTCTGGG
BCL6	Forward	CCGCTACAAAGGCAACCTC
	Reverse	AGCGGTAGGGTTTTTCACCT
E-Cadherin (human)	Forward	ACACCAACGATAATCCTCCGA
	Reverse	CATCAGCATCAGTCACTTTCAG
α-SMA (human)	Forward	GAGAAGAGTTACGAGTTGCC
	Reverse	ATGATGCTGTTGTAGGTGGT
Collagen I (human)	Forward	CTGGAAAGAATGGAGATGATGG
	Reverse	CCAAACCACTGAAACCTCTG