Table 1. Sequence for forward and reverse primer sets used for real-time PCR.

Amplification	Forward primer	Reverse primer
LOX	5’-CGACCCTTACAACCCCTACA-3’	5’-AAGTAGCCAGTGCCGTATCC-3’
α-SMA	5′ -GACAATGGCTCTGGGCTCTGTAA-3′	5′ -CTGTGCTTCGTCACCCACGTA-3′
collagen1A	5′ -GGAATGAAGGGACACAGAGG-3′	5′ -TAGCACCATCATTTCCACGA-3′
CTGF	5′ -CTCCTGCAGGCTAGAGAAGC-3′	5′ -GATGCACTTTTTGCCCTTCTT-3′
fibronectin	5′ -CTGGCCGAAAATACATTGTAA-3′	5′ -CCACAGTCGGGTCAGGAG-3′
RhoA	5’ -CGTTAGTCCACGGTCTGGTC-3’	5’-GCCATTGCTCAGGCAACGAA-3’
PDGF-B	5’ -TGATCTCCAACGCCTGCT-3’	5’-TCATGTTCAGGTCCAACTCG-3’
MCP-1	5’ -CTGAAGCTCGTACTCTC-3’	5’-CTTGGGTTGTGGAGTGAG-3’
β-actin	5′ -GTCCACCTTCCAGCAGATGT-3′	5′ -AAAGCCATGCCAATCTCATC-3′

LOX: lysyl oxidase; α -SMA: smooth muscle actin; CTGF: connective tissue growth factor; TGF: transforming growth factor; PDGF: platelet derived growth factor; MCP: Monocyte chemoattractant protein.