Table 1.

The primers used in the study

Gene	Primers sequence (5′–3′)
β-Actin
Forward	GGCTGTATTCCCCTCCATCG
Reverse	CCAGTTGGTAACAATGCCATGT
Col-1α1
Forward	CAATGGCACGGCTGTGTGCG
Reverse	AGCACTCGCCCTCCCGTCTT
Col-1α2
Forward	CTCATACAGCCGCGCCCAGG
Reverse	AGCAGGCGCATGAAGGCGAG
α-SMA
Forward	CCCAGACATCAGGGAGTAATGG
Reverse	TCTATCGGATACTTCAGCGTCA
MMP2
Forward	GGACAAGTGGTCCGCGTAAA
Reverse	CCGACCGTTGAACAGGAAGG
TIMP1
Forward	CGAGACCACCTTATACCAGCG
Reverse	ATGACTGGGGTGTAGGCGTA
TGF-β1
Forward	CCACCTGCAAGACCATCGAC
Reverse	CTGGCGAGCCTTAGTTTGGAC
NF-κB
Forward	ATGGCAGACGATGATCCCTAC
Reverse	CGGATCGAAATCCCCTCTGTT
Beclin-1
Forward	ATGGAGGGGTCTAAGGCGTC
Reverse	TGGGCTGTGGTAAGTAATGGA
LC3
Forward	GACCGCTGTAAGGAGGTGC
Reverse	AGAAGCCGAAGGTTTCTTGGG
p62
Forward	GAGGCACCCCGAAACATGG
Reverse	ACTTATAGCGAGTTCCCACCA