Table 1.

Primer sequences used in real-time PCR.

Genes	Forward (5′ ⟶ 3′)	Reverse (5′ ⟶ 3′)
HO-1 (rat)	GTAGAGGCGGCTGTTCTGAG	ATCAAAGTGGCCATGACGCT
BMP-7 (rat)	TAATTCGGCGCCCATGTTCA	GGCCTTGTAGGGGTAGGAGA
HGF (rat)	ACAGCTTTTTGCCTTCGAGC	GCTTGTGAAACACCAGGGTC
MCP-1 (rat)	TGATCCCAATGAGTCGGCTG	TGGACCCATTCCTTATTGGGG
IL-6 (rat)	AGCGATGATGCACTGTCAGA	GGAACTCCAGAAGACCAGAGC
IL-6 (human)	TCAATATTAGAGTCTCAACCCCCA	TTCTCTTTCGTTCCCGGTGG
IL-8 (human)	TGGACCCCAAGGAAAACTGG	GTTTGCTGTGCTTCTCTTGGAT
TNF-α (human)	GCCCTACTATTCAGTGGCGA	GCTTCTTCCCACCCACAAGA
E-cadherin (human)	ATGCTGATGCCCCCAATACC	ATCTTGCCAGGTCCTTTGCT
α-SMA (human)	CTTGTTTGGGAAGCAAGTGGG	GATTCCTGACAGTGCTTGGC
FN (human)	ACAAGCATGTCTCTCTGCCA	CCAGGGTGATGCTTGGAGAA
Collagen IV (human)	GACCGAGCCCTACAAAACCC	CTCAGGCTCTCAGGCCAC
GAPDH	GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT	CCTACCAACGGTAGTAGCG

PCR: polymerase chain reaction.