Table 1.

Sequences of primers used for real-time PCR.

	Forward	Reverse
GPx-1	5′-GACCGACCCCAAGTACATCA-3′	5′-GCAGGGCTTCTATATCGGGT-3′
GR	5′-AAGCACTTCTCACCCCAGTT-3′	5′-CGGCTTCATCTTCAGTGAGC-3′
CAT	5′-CCTCAGAAACCCGATGTCCT-3′	5′-TCAGGAATCCGCTCTCTGTC-3′
SOD	5′-GGCCAAGGGAGATGTTACAA-3′	5′-GCTTGATAGCCTCCAGCAAC-3′
Nrf2	5′-TGTCAGCTACTCCCAGGTTG-3′	5′-ATCAGGGGTGGTGAAGACTG-3′
TGF-β1	5′-CCTGCAAGACCATCGACATG-3′	5′-TGTTGTACAAAGCGAGCACC-3′
Collagen I	5′-TCAAGATGGTGGCCGTTACT-3′	5′-CATCTTGAGGTCACGGCATG-3′
TNF-α	5′-TCATCCGTTCTCTACCCAGC-3′	5′-TACTTCAGCGTCTCGTGTGT-3′
MCP-1	5′-ACCAGCCAACTCTCACTGAA-3′	5′-GCCAGTGAATGAGTAGCAGC -3′
CD68	5′-GGAATGCCACAGTTTCTCCC-3′	5′-CTGAACACATGGCTGGGAAC-3′
IL-6	5′-CTCATTCTGTCTCGAGCCCA-3′	5′-CTGTGAAGTCTCCTCTCCGG-3′
β-actin	5′-CTGGAGAAACCTGCCAAGTATGAT-3′	5′-TTCTTACTCCTTGGAGGCCATGTA-3′
GAPDH	5′-ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC-3′	5′-TGCCAGTGAGCTTCCCGTT-3′

GPx-1, glutathione peroxidase-1; GR, glutathione reductase; CAT, catalase; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor β1; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; MCP-1, monocyte chemo-attractant protein 1; Nrf2, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2; CD68, cluster of differentiation 68; IL-6, interleukin-6; eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase.