Table 2.

Primers used in the real-time RT-PCR

Gene name	Sequence
Galectin-3	(forward) 5′-ATCCTGCTACTGGCCCTTT-3′
	(reverse) 5′-GCGATGTCGTTCCCTTTCTT-3′
MMP-2	(forward) 5’GGGTCTATTCTGCCAGCACTTT-3′
	(reverse) 5’CGGGGTCCATTTTCTTCTTTACTT-3′
MMP-9	(forward) 5’TGCCCTGGAACTCACACAAC-3′
	(reverse) 5’GGAAACTCACACGCCAGAAG-3’
TIMP-1	(forward) 5’CCTCTGGCATCCTCTTGTTG-3′
	(reverse) 5’GGTGGTCTCGATGATTTCTGG-3’
TIMP-2	(forward) 5’CGTTTTGCAATGCAGACGTA-3′
	(reverse) 5’GGCCGTGTAGATAAATTCGATG-3’
PDGFb	(forward) 5’TCTGGCCTGCAAGTGTGAG-3′
	(reverse) 5’CCCGAGTTTGAGGTGTCTTG-3’
18 s rRNA	(forward) 5’-GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT-3′
	(reverse) 5′-CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG-3’