Table 1.

Primer sequences.

Gene	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer
GAPDH	ACAGTCAGCCGCATCTTCTT	ACGACCAAATCCGTTGACTC
Collagen 1 (Col1A1)	GAACGCGTGTCAATCCCTTGT	GAACGAGGTAGTCTTTCAGCAACA
Collagen 3 (Col3A1)	AACACGCAAGGCTGTGAGACT	GCCAACGTCCACACCAAATT
Galectin-3	GCAGACAATTTTTCGCTCCAT	GATAGGAAGCCCCTGGGTAG
MMP2	CCACGTGACAAGCCCATGGGGCCCC	GCAGCCTAGCCAGTCGGATTTGATG
MMP9	GTGCTGGGCTGCTGCTTTGCTG	GTCGCCCTCAAAGGTTTGGAAT
Tetranectin	CCTTCACCCAGACGAAGACC	CGCAGGTACTCATACAGGGC
TIMP1	CTTCTGGCATCCTGTTGTTG	AGAAGGCCGTCTGTGGGT