Table 1.

Primer sequences designed and validated for quantitative real‐time RT‐PCR analysis of fibrosis

Gene	Primer sequence, 5′–3′	Accession number
COL1A	FWD‐ TACCATGACCGAGACGTGTGGAAA REV‐ AGTGGTTTCTTGGTCCGTGGTTGA	AF129287
COL3A	FWD‐ AACCAGAACCGTGCCAAATATGCG REV‐ TGGGCAAACTGCACAACATTCTCC	NM_001076831
TIMP1	FWD‐ ACTCCGAAGTCGTCATCAGG REV‐ CCAGCAGCATAGGTCTTGGT	NM_001009319.2
TIMP2	FWD‐ AGATGGGCTGTGAGTGCAAGATCA REV‐ AGAACTTGGCCTGATGTCCGTTGA	NM_001166186
TIMP3	FWD‐ CCTCTCCCAGCGCAAGGGGT REV‐ GCCACCCTTCTGCCGGATGC	NM_001166187.1

FWD, forward; REV, reverse.