Table 1.

Primer sequences for RT-PCR

Target	Primer Sequence
KIM-1	Forward 5′-TCAGCTCGGGAATGCACAA -3′
	Reverse 5′-TGGTTGCCTTCCGTGTCTCT -3′
TIMP-2	Forward 5‵-CAGACGTAGTGATCAGAGCCAAA -3‵
	Reverse 5‵-ACTCGATGTCTTTGTCAGGTCC -3‵
CCL-5	Forward 5′- GTGCCCACGTCAAGGAGTAT-3′
	Reverse 5′- CCACTTCTTCTCTGGGTTGG-3′
IL-6	Forward 5′- TGATGCACTTGCAGAAAACA -3′
	Reverse 5′- ACCAGAGGAAATTTTCAATAGGC - 3′
Fibronectin	Forward 5′-GGAGTGGCACTGTCAACCTC - 3′
	Reverse 5′-ACTGGATGGGGTGGGAAT - 3′
Collagen1α1	Forward 5′-ACATGTTCAGCTTTGTGGACC -3′
	Reverse 5′-TAGGCCATTGTGTATGCAGC- 3′
FSP-1	Forward 5′- CAGCACTTCCTCTCTCTTGG -3′
	Reverse 5′-TTTGTGGAAGGTGGACACAA - 3′
CD44	Forward 5′-AGCGGCAGGTTACATTCAAA-3′
	Reverse 5′-CAAGTTTTGGTGGCACACAG-3′
Annexin II	Forward 5′-GCACATTGCTGCGGTTTGTCAG-3′
	Reverse 5′-CACCAACTTCGATGCTGAGAGG-3′
TNFR1	Forward 5′-GCAACAGCACCGCAGTAGCTGA-3′
	Reverse 5′- GTGCGTCCCTTGCAGCCACT-3′
TNFR2	Forward 5′-CTGGGTCGCGCTGGTCTTGC-3′
	Reverse 5′-CAAGACAACCTGGGCGGGCA-3′
18S RNA	Forward 5′- GCAATTATTCCCCATGAACG-3′
	Reverse 5′- AGGGCCTCACTAAACCATCC- 3′