Table 1:

Gene primer sequences.

Full Name	Forward Sequence (5’ to 3’)	Reverse Sequence (5’ to 3’)
Collagen Type I α1 (COL1A1)	GCAACAGTCGCTTCACCTACA	CAATGTCCAAGGGAGCCACAT
Collagen Type I α2 (COL1A2)	CAGAACATCACCTACCACTGCAA	TTCAACATCGTTGGAACCCTG
Lysyl Oxidase (LOX)	TACTCCAGACTCTGTGCGCT	GGACTCAGATCCCACGAAGG
Bone morphogenetic protein-1 (BMP-1)	CTTCCCTCAATCACCCAGACT	TAAAGATTAGGGACACCGGCTA
Periostin (POST)	GGAATTCGGCATTGTGGGAGCCACTACC	GGTCGACTCAAATTTGTGTCAGGACACGGTC
18s rRNA (18s)	GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT	CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG