Table 1. RT-qPCR primer sequences of S100A4, VEGF, TNF-α and β-actin.

Gene	PCR primer sequence
S100A4	Sense	5′-GGGCAAAGAGGGTGACAAGTTC-3′
	Antisense	5′-CTGGGCTGCTTATCTGGGAAG-3′
VEGF	Sense	5′ -CTTGCTGCTCTACCTCCACC-3 '
	Antisense	5 ' -CTTTGGTCTGCATTCACATTTG-3′
TNF-α	Sense	5 ’- ATGAGCACGGAAAGCATGATCC - 3′
	Antisense	5′- AGGGCAAGGCTCTTGATGGCAG - 3′
β-actin	Sense	5′ -CTACAATGAGCTGCGTGTGG-3′
	Antisense	5′ -TAGCTCTTCTCCAGGGAGGA-3′

Notes: RT-qPCR, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.