Table 1.

Primer sequences.

Gene	Primer	Size (bp)
MMP2	Forward 5′-TGGCAAGTACGGCTTCTGTC-3′ Reverse 5′-TGGCAAGTACGGCTTCTGTC-3′	180
MMP9	Forward 5′-CACTGTCCACCCCTCAGAGC-3′ Reverse 5′- GCCACTTGTCGGCGATAAGG-3′	263
TIMP1	Forward 5′-CAAGATGACCAAGATGTATAAAGG-3′ Reverse 5′-AACAGTGTAGGTCTTGGTGAAG-3′	247
TIMP2	Forward 5′-CAGCTTTGCTTTATCCGGGC-3′ Reverse 5′-ATGCTTAGCTGGCGTCACAT-3′	176
GAPDH	Forward 5′-ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC-3′ Reverse 5′-ACCACAGTCCATGCCATCAC-3	452