Table 1. Sequences of primers used in this study (F-forward; R- reverse).

	Forward	Reverse
m Col1a	ACTGGAAGAGCGGAGAGTAC	GCACAGACGGCTGAGTAG
m αSMA	CTGCCGAGCGTGAGATTG	AGGCAGTTCGTAGCTCTTCT
m HPRT	TACTGTAATGATCAGTCAACG	GGTCCTTTTCACCAGCA
m 18S	ACCCGTTGAACCCCATT	TCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG