Table 1.

Primers used in the experiments.

Name	Gene synthesis sequence number
IL-6	F: 5′-TCCATCCAGTTGCCTTCTTG-3′
	R: 5′-AAGCCTCCGACTTGTGAAGTG-3′
IL-1 β	F: 5′-CCAGGATGAGGACATGAGCA-3′
	R: 5′-CGGAGCCTGTAGTGCAGTTG-3′
TNF-α	F: 5′-ACTGGCAGAAGAGGCACTCC-3′
	R: 5′-GCCACAAGCAGGAATGAGAA-3′
α-SMA	F: 5′-GAGCATCCGACACTGCTGAC-3′
	R: 5′-GCACAGCCTGAATAGCCACA-3′
Smad2/3	F: 5′-GGAACCTGCATTCTGGTGTT -3′
	R: 5′-CGAGTTTGATGGGTCTGTGA -3′
TGF-β	F: 5′-AGCAACAATTCCTGGCGATACCTC-3′
	R: 5′-TCAACCACTGCCGCACAACTC-3′
Beta-actin	F: 5′-GATGACGATATCGCTGCGCTC-3′
	R: 5′-CTGACCCATACCCACCATCACAC-3′