Table 1. Primers pairs for the genes associated with activated stroma.

Genes	Forward primer (5′>3′)	Reverse primer (5′>3′)
SPARC	GGATGTGGGCTTTTTCCCCT	TTGCCATGTGGGTTCTGACT
COL1A2	ACACCCTGACACCTGTTGTG	GTGGTGCGAATGTTCATGGG
COL3A1	TGTGGACATTGGCCCTGTTT	TGGTCACTTGCACTGGTTGA
POSTN	AGGTGGCGATGGTCACTTAT	TGGCCTCTGGGTTTTCACTG
COL5A2	TTGCCATCCCACAAAGCAGA	CCCACCAGGTTTTACGTGGA
COL1A1	TCTCCCCCAAGACACAGGAA	GGTAGGGAAGTAGACGGGGT
THBS2	TGAACTCGGCTGCAGTAAGG	TGGCCAAGTAAGAACTGCGT
FN1	ACGGTTTCCCATTACGCCAT	AAGCACTGGCATGTGAGCTT
COL10A1	AGGGAGTGCAATCATGGAGC	AGGACGAGTGGACGTACTCA
COL5A1	ATTCCAGGCCAAACGGTACAT	GGGGAGAAGTTAAAATCTGAGGC
MMP9	CATTCGCGTGGATAAGGAGT	TCACACGCCAGAAGAATTTG