Table 1.

List of sequences of forward and reverse primers.

Genes	Species	Forward primer	Reverse primer
α-SMA	Human	5′-CTATGAGGGCTATGCCTTGCC-3′	5′-GCTCAGCAGTAGTAACGAAGGA-3′
Collagen I	Human	5′-GTGCGATGACGTGATCTGTGA-3′	5′-CGGTGGTTTCTTGGTCGG-3
Collagen III	Human	5′-TTGAAGGAGGATGTTCCCATCT-3′	5′-ACAGACACATATTTGGCATGGT-3′
K6	Human	5′-ACGGAAACTACTACGGCGAC-3′	5′-GGCCTTCGTATCCACAGCAC-3′
K16	Human	5′-GACCGGCGGAGATGTGAAC-3′	5′-CTGCTCGTACTGGTCACGC-3′
C-Myc	Human	5′-AATAGAGCTGCTTCGCCTAGA-3′	5′-GAGGTGGTTCATACTGAGCAAG-3′
GAPDH	Human	5′-CTGGGCTACACTGAGCACC-3′	5′-AAGTGGTCGTTGAGGGCAATG-3′
α-SMA	Mouse	5′-GTCCCAGACATCAGGGAGTAA-3′	5′-TCGGATACTTCAGCGTCAGGA-3′
Collagen I	Mouse	5′-GCTCCTCTTAGGGGCCACT-3′	5′-CCACGTCTCACCATTGGGG-3′
Collagen III	Mouse	5′-CTGTAACATGGAAACTGGGGAAA-3′	5′-CCATAGCTGAACTGAAAACCACC-3′
GAPDH	Mouse	5′-AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG-3′	5′-TGTAGACCATGTAGTTGAGGTCA-3′

PCR amplification conditions on the Applied Biosystems 7500 Real-Time PCR System: 58°C for 5 minutes; 95°C for 2 minutes; 40 cycles of 95°C for 15 seconds and 60°C for 60 seconds.