Table I.

Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction primer sequences.

Gene	Sequence (5′-3′)
Galectin-1	F: GCCAGCAACCTGAATCTC
	R: AGGCCACGCACTTAATCT
TGF-β1	F: CAACAATTCCTGGCGTTACCTTGG
	R: GAAAGCCCTGTATTCCGTCTCCTT
CTGF	F: CTCCACCCGAGTTACCAATGACAA
	R: CCAGAAAGCTCAAACTTGACAGGC
α-SMA	F: ACTGGGACGACATGGAAAAG
	R: CATCTCCAGAGTCCAGCACA
PCNA	F: AACTTGGAATCCCAGAACA
	R: AGACAGTGGAGTGGCTTTT
Bcl-2	F: GACAGAAGATCATGCCGTCC
	R: GGTACCAATGGCACTTCAAG
Caspase-3	F: CTAAGCCATGGTGATGAAGGG
	R: CTGCAAAGGGACTGGATGAAC
β-actin	F: GCTGTCCCTGTATGCCTCT
	R: GGTCTTTACGGATGTCAACG

TGF-β1, transforming growth factor-β1; CTGF, connective tissue growth factor; α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; PCNA, proliferating cell nuclear antigen; Bcl-2, B-cell lymphoma-2; ALT, alanine amino-transferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; TBil, total bilirubin; F, forward; R, reverse.