Table 1. The primers used for real-time PCR.

Name		Sequences
miR-376a	Forward	5′- GTGCAGGGTCCGAGGT-3′
	Reverse	5′- ATCATAGAGGAAAATCCACG -3′
MALAT1	Forward	5′-AAAGCAAGGTCTCCCCACAAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-GGTCTGTGCTAGATCAAAAGGCA-3′
TGF-α	Forward	5′-AGCTGCTAGCGCCTAGCGAT-3′
	Reverse	5′-CCCGTCTGATAGCGCATTCGTGT-3′
GAPDH	Forward	5′-AGAAGGCTGG GGCTCATTTG-3′
	Reverse	5′-AGGGGCCATC CACAGTCTTC-3′