Table 1.

The primers used for real-time PCR

Genes	Primer sequences
CXCL16	5’-GACTCTATGTTGCCCAGGCTGTTAT-3’-sense
	5’-GCAGTGGCTGGTTAGTCCTATGTT-3’-antisense
CXCR6	5’-CAAGAGCCTACTGGGCATCTACAC-3’-sense
	5’-TGGCCTTAACCACTACAATGAAAC-3’-antisense
ADAM10	5’-GAACTCTGCCATTTCACTCTGTCAT-3’-sense
	5’-GCATGTTCTTCTTGAGGTATCTGTG-3’-antisense
MCP-1	5’-CAGCCAGATGCAATCAATGCC-3’-sense
	5’-TGGAATCCTGAACCCACTTCT-3’-antisense
TNF-α	5’-AGGACACCATGAGCACTGAAAGC-3’-sense
	5’-AAGGAGAAGAGGCTGAGGAACAAG-3’-antisense
Collagen I	5’-CGATGGATTCCAGTTCGAGTATG-3’-sense
	5’-TGTTCTTGCAGTGGTAGGTGATG-3’-antisense
a-SMA	5’-GACAATGGCTCTGGGCTCTGTAA-3’-sense
	5’-ATGCCATGTTCTATCGGGTACTTCA-3’-antisense
Fibronectin	5’-GAGCTGCACATGTCTTGGGAAC-3’-sense
	5’-GGAGCAAATGGCACCGAGATA-3’-antisense
β-actin	5’-AAAGACCTGTACGCCAACAC-3’-sense
	5’-GTCATACTCCTGCTTGCTGAT-3’-antisense