Table 1. The primers used for qRT-PCR.

Primer		Sequence
GAPDH	Forward	5′-AAGAAGGTGGTGAAGCAGGC-3′
	Reverse	5′-TCCACCACCCTGTTGCTGTA-3′
NLRP3	Forward	5′-TTCAATGGCGAGGAGAAGGC-3′
	Reverse	5′-ACGTGTCATTCCACTCTGGC-3′
Caspase-1	Forward	5′-ACACGTCTTGCCCTCATTATCT-3′
	Reverse	5′-ATAACCTTGGGCTTGTCTTTCA-3′
IL-18	Forward	5′-TCTTCATTGACCAAGGAAATCGG-3′
	Reverse	5′-TCCGGGGTGCATTATCTCTAC-3′
IL-1β	Forward	5′-CCTTGTCGAGAATGGGCAGT-3′
	Reverse	5′-TTCTGTCGACAATGCTGCCT-3′
α-SMA	Forward	5′-CCGTGATCTCCTTCTGCATT-3′
	Reverse	5′-CTGTTCCAGCCATCCTTCAT-3′
E-cadherin	Forward	5′-CAAGCTATCCTTGCACCTCAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-GCATCAGAGAACTCCTATCTTG-3′