Table I.

Primer sequence information used in reverse transcription-quantitative PCR.

Gene	Sequences
Type 1 collagen
Forward	5′-AGACTGGCAACCTCAAGAAG-3′
Reverse	5′-TTCGGTTGGTCAAAGATAAA-3′
Type 3 collagen
Forward	5′-ATGGTTGCACGAAACACACT-3′
Reverse	5′-CTTGATCAGGACCACCAATG-3′
MMP-1
Forward	5′-CTGGCCACAACTGCCAAAT-3′
Reverse	5′-CTGTCCCTGAACAGCCCAGTACTTA-3′
MMP-2
Forward	5′-TCTCCTGACATTGACCTTGGC-3′
Reverse	5′-CAAGGTGCTGGCTGAGTAGATC-3′
MMP-3
Forward	5′-ACACCGGATCTGCCAAGAGA-3′
Reverse	5′-CTGGAGAACGTGAGTGGAGTCA-3′
MMP-9
Forward	5′-TTGACAGCGACAAGAAGTGG-3′
Reverse	5′-GCCATTCACGTCGTCCTTAT-3′
TIMP-1
Forward	5′-TCTGCAATTCCGACCTCGTCATCA-3′
Reverse	5′-AAGGTGGTCTGGTTGACTTCTGGT-3′
Tropoelastin
Forward	5′-CGGAATTCACCTCTTAAGCCAGTTCCCG-3′
Reverse	5′-CCCAAGCTTCGGGAACACCTCCGACACTA-3′
GAPDH
Forward	5′-AGGGCTGCTTTTAACTCTGGT-3′
Reverse	5′-CCCCACTTGATTTTGGAGGGA-3′

MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; TIMP, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase.