Table 3.

Primers and Primer sequences used for gene expression analysis.

Primer	Primer Sequence
β-Actin	Forward primer: 5′-CTTCCTGGGCATGGAGTC-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-AGCACTGTGTTGGCGTACAG-3′
Collagen I	Forward primer: 5′-ACGAAGACATCCCACCAATC-3′
	Reverse primer 5′-AGATCACGTCATCGCACAAC-3′
HPRT	Forward primer: 5′-CCCTGGCGTCGTGATTAGTG-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-TCGAGCAAGACGTTCAGTCC-3′
IL-6	Forward primer: 5′-TGGATTCAATGAGGAGACTTGCC-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-CTGGCATTTGTGGTTGGGTC-3′
IL-8	Forward primer: 5′-TCTGTGTGAAGGTGCAGTTTTG-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-ATTTCTGTGTTGGCGCAGTG-3′
MCP-1	Forward primer: 5′-CCGAGAGGCTGAGACTAACC-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-GGCATTGATTGCATCTGGCTG-3′
MMP-1	Forward primer: 5′-AGAGCAGATGTGGACCATGC-3′
	Reverse primer 5′-TCCCGATGATCTCCCCTGAC-3′
TNF-α	Forward primer: 5′-GTTGTAGCAAACCCTCAAGCTG-3′
	Reverse primer: 5′-GAGGTACAGGCCCTCTGATG-3′

IL: interleukin; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; MMP-1: matrix metalloproteinase-1; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α.