Table 1. Primer sequences and accession numbers for primers used for RT-PCR.

Gene	Accession No.	Forward Primer (5′–3′)	Reverse Primer (5′–3′)
col1α1	NM_007742.3	GCTCCTCTTAGGGGCCACT	CCACGTCTCACCATTGGGG
TGF-β1	NM_011577.4	CTCCCGTGGCTTCTAGTGC	GCCTTAGTTTGGACAGGATCTG
TIMP1	NC_000086.7	GCATCTCTGGCATCTGGCATC	TGACGTCACTGGAGTTGTACGG
TIMP2	NM_011594.1	TCAGAGCCAAAGCAGTGAGC	GCCGTGTAGATAAACTCGATGTC
MMP-2	NC_000074.6	TTCCCCCGCAAGCCCAAGTG	GAGAAAAGCGCAGCGGAGTGACG
MMP-9	NC_000068.7	CTGGACAGCCAGACACTAAAG	CTCGCGGCAAGTCTTCAGAG