Table 1.

Primer sequence for RT-PCR

Genes	Forward (5’-3’)	Reverse (3’-5’)
collagen I*	GGACACTACTGGATCGACCTAAC	CTCACCTGTCTCCATGTTGCA
TGF-β1*	ATTCCTGGCGTTACCTTGG	AGCCCTGTATTCCGTCTCCT
GAPDH*	GGCACAGTCAAGGCTGAGAATG	ATGGTGGTGAAGACGCCAGTA
α-SMA#	CTATGAGGGCTATGCCTTGCC	GCTCAGCAGTAGTAACGAAGGA
collagen I#	CCAGGCAGAGATGGTGAAGA	GCAGGTCCTTGGAAACCTTG
IL-6#	ATTCGGTACATCCTCGAC	TGATGATTTTCACCAGGC
TNF-α#	ACTCTTCTGCCTGCTGCACTTTGG	GTTGACCTTTGTCTGGTAGGAGACGG
GAPDH#	GGAGCGAGATCCCTCCAAAAT	GGCTGTTGTCATACTTCTCATGG

^*genes from rat;

^#genes from human.