Table 1.

Primer sequences used for qRT-PCR.

Target Gene	Sequence
Mouse α-SMA (Acta2)	F: 5’- ATG CAG AAG GAG ATC ACA GC -3’ R: 5’- CAG CTT CGT CGT ATT CCT GT -3’
Mouse Desmin	F: 5’- CAG GAG ATG GAA TAC CG -3’ R: 5’- GGC CAT CTC ATC CTT TAG GT -3’
Mouse Collagen 1A1	F: 5‘ - ATG ATG CTA ACG TGG TTC GT - 3‘ R: 5‘ - TGG TTA GGG TCG ATC CAG TA - 3’
Mouse/human GAPDH	F: 5‘ - TCC ATG ACA ACT TTG GTA TCG TGG - 3’ R: 5‘ - GAC GCC TGC TTC ACC ACC TTC T - 3‘
Mouse VEGF-A	F: 5’- ACT GGA CCC TGG CTT TAC TG -3’ R: 5’- TCT GCT CTC CTT CTG TCG TG -3’
Human TRAIL-R2	F: 5‘ - CAA TGG GGG AAG AAG AAG AA - 3’ R: 5’ - GTC CCA GCC TGT CCA TAG AT - 3’