Table 1.

Primer sequences. 18s: housekeeping gene 18s; TGF-β: transforming growth factor beta 1; IL-6: Interleukin-6; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; HO-1: heme oxygenase; MMP-2: matrix metalloproteinase-2.

Gene	Forward Primer Sequence (5′–3′)	Reverse Primer Sequence (5′–3′)
18s	CTTGCCATCACTGCCATTAAG	TCCATCCTTTACATCCTTCTGTC
TGF-b	AACAATTCCTGGCGATACCTC	GATGTGAACCCGTTGATGTCC
IL-6	GTACATCCTCGACGGCATC	ACCTCAAACTCCAAAAGACCAG
MCP-1	GGTCCCTGTCATGCTTCTGG	CCTGCTGCTGGTGATCCTCT
iNOS	GGTATCCTGGAGCGAGTGGT	CTCTCAGGCTCTTCTGTGGC
HO-1	TCTTCACCTTCCCCAACATTG	CTCTGGTCCTTGGTGTCATG
MMP-2	CAGTGACGGAAAGATGTGGT	TGGTGTAGGTGTAAATGGGTG