Table I.

Gene-specific primers for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Gene	Sequence (5′→3′)
β-actin	F: CGTAAAGACCTCTATGCCAACA
	R: -GGAGGAGCAATGATCTTGATCT
α-SMA	F: GTGCTGTCCCTCTATGCCTCTGG
	R: GGCACGTTGTGAGTCACACCATC
COL1A1	F: GTACATCAGCCCAAACCCCAAG
	R: CGGAACCTTCGCTTCCATACTC
COL3A1	F: GACTGCCCCAACCCAGAGATC
	R: TACCATCAGGAATGACAGGAGCAG′
SMAD3	F: CGATGTCCCCAGCACACAATAAC
	R: TAGTAGGAGATGGAGCACCAAAAGG
miR-203	F: CGATGCTGTGAAATGTTTAGGGAC
	R: TATGGTTTTGACGACTGTGTGAT
U6	F: ATTGGAACGATACAGAGAAGATT
	R: GGAACGCTTCACGAATTTG

COL, collagen; F, forward; miR, microRNA; R, reverse; SMA, smooth muscle actin; SMAD3, mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3.