Table 1.

Sequence of the primers used in quantitative real‐time PCR reactions

Gene	Primer sequence
ANP	Forward Primer: TCTGCCCTCTTGAAAAGCAA Reverse Primer: TTCGGTACCGGAAGCTGTT
BNP	Forward Primer: GAACGTGCTGTCCCAGATGA Reverse Primer: TCCAGGAGCTTCTGCATCTT
Col1α	Forward Primer: GACGGGAGGGCGAGTGCTGT Reverse Primer: ACGGGTCCCCTTGGGCCTTG
Col3α	Forward Primer: AAAGGGTGAAATGGGTCCCAG Reverse Primer: TCACCTGAAGGACCTCGAGT
TGF‐β	Forward Primer: AGAAGGCAAGCCGGAGGGCA Reverse Primer: TGGGCGGGATGGCATTTTCGG
PAI‐1	Forward Primer: TGGCGTCTTCCTCCACAGCCTT Reverse Primer: GTCGGGTTGTGCCGAACCACA
cKit	Forward Primer: TCTTCCGGCACAACGGCACG Reverse Primer: GTGGGCCTGGATTTGCTCTTTGTTGT
mMCP‐1	Forward Primer: GAGCTGGAGCTGAGGAGATTA Reverse Primer: CTCAGAACCTCTGTCCGT
mMCP‐2	Forward Primer: GCACTTCTTTTGCCTTCTGG Reverse Primer: TAAGGACGGGAGTGTGGTTT
mMCP‐4	Forward Primer: TCTGGGGCTGGAGCTGAGGAGA Reverse Primer: GCAGCAGTCAACACAAATTGGCGG
mMCP‐5	Forward Primer: ATCTGCTGCTCCTTCTCCTG Reverse Primer: ACTCCGTGCCTCCAATGA
mMCP‐6	Forward Primer: GGCAGGTGAGCCTGAGATTT Reverse Primer: GGAAGAGCTGTGGGCTTTTG
CPA3	Forward Primer: CAAGGATTAAAATTGGATCAACTG Reverse Primer: GATAGCCTTTCTTTCTCCATCTTT
IL6	Forward Primer: CCTCTCTGCAGGAGACTTCCATCCA Reverse Primer: AGCCTCCGACTTGTGAGGTGGT
TNF‐α	Forward Primer: TACTGAACTTCGGGGTGATTGGTCC Reverse Primer: CAGCCTTGTCCCTTGAAGAGAACC
PBGD	Forward Primer: AGAAGAGCCTGTTTACCAAGGAG Reverse Primer: TTTCTCTGTAGCTGAGCCACTCT