Table 1.

List of primer sequences for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
TGF-β1	TGCGCCTGCAGAGATTCAAG	AGACAGCCACTCAGGCGTAT
Smad2	GCAGGTGGTGGGAACAGAAT	CCGTATTTGCTGTACTCAGTCCC
Smad3	CAGGAGGAGAAGTGGTGCGA	TGGTGTTCACGTTCTGCGTG
Smad7	AAGTGTTCAGGTGGCCGGAT	TGGACAGTCTGCAGTTGGTT
CTGF	TCCGGACGCCTAAAATTGCC	CCATCGGGGCACTTGAACTC
Collagen I	TGACGCATGGCCAAGAAGAC	CCGTGCCATTGTGGCAGATA
Collagen III	GGACAGATGCTGGTGCTGAAG	GGACAGATGCTGGTGCTGAAG
GAPDH	GGCACAGTCAAGGCTGAATG	ATGGTGGTGAAGACGCCAGTA