Table 1.

Primer pairs used in this study

Gene		Sequence
18 s	Forward Reverse	5′GCAATTATTCCCCATGAA3′ 3′AGGGCCTCACTAAACCAT5′
Clusterin	Forward Reverse	5′AAAAGCCGTGCGGAATGAGA3′ 3′TCGCAAGGCGGCTTTTATTG5′
Col1a1	Forward Reverse	5′ ACATGTTCAGCTTTGTGGACC3′ 3′TAGGCCATTGTGTATGCAGC5′
Ccl2	Forward Reverse	5′ CCTGCTGTTCACAGTTGCC3′ 3′ATTGGGATCATCTTGCTGGT5′
Il-6	Forward Reverse	5′ CGGCCTTCCCTACTTCAC3′ 3′GCCATTGCACAACTCTTTTCTCA5′
Kim-1	Forward Reverse	5′ TCAGCTCGGGAATGCACAA3′ 3′TGGTTGCCTTCCGTGTCTCT5′
Laminin (Lamb2)	Forward Reverse	5′ CATGTGCTGCCTAAGGATGA3′ 3′TCAGCTTGTAGGAGATGCCA5′
Ngal	Forward Reverse	5′ ATGTCACCTCCATCCTGGTCAG3′ 3′GCCACTTGCACATTGTAGCTCTG5′
Tgf-ß1	Forward Reverse	5′ GGAGAGCCCTGGATACCAAC3′ 3′CAACCCAGGTCCTTCCTAAA5′
Tnf-α	Forward Reverse	5′ AGGGTCTGGGCCATAGAACT3′ 3′ CCACCACGCTCTTCTGTCTA5′

18 s 18 s ribosomal RNA, Col1a1 Collagen, type I, α 1, Ccl-2 chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2, Il-6 Interleukin 6, Kim-1 Kidney injury molecule 1, Ngal Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, Tgf-β1 Transforming growth factor β 1, Tnf-α Tumor necrosis factor-α