Table 2.

Oligonucleotide sequences of primers utilized for qRT-PCR.

Target	Forward primer (5′-3′)	Reverse primer (5′-3′)
COL.I	CAAGAGGAACACATATGGAG	CCCAGAACATCACATATCAC
α-SMA	CCGACCGAATGCAGAAGGA	ACAGAGTATTTGCGCTCCGGA
GAPDH	CAAGTTCAACGGCACAGTCAAGG	ACATACTCAGCACCAGCATCACC

RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; α-SMA, smooth muscle α-actin; COL.I, procollagen type I.