Table 2.

Rat RT-qPCR primer sequences.

Target mRNA	Sequence (5′⟶3′)
CTGF	Forward: CCCTGACCCAACTATGATGC
	Reverse: CCTTACTCCCTGGCTTTACG
GAPHD	Forward: AGTGCCAGCCTCGTCTCATA
	Reverse: GATGGTGATGGGTTTCCCGT
P2X7R	Forward: CGAAGTTAGTACACGGCATCTT
	Reverse: CTTGGCCTTCTGACTTGAGATAA
Periostin	Forward: ACGTCCTGGTGAAGTTGGTC
	Reverse: GGTGGATGACACCATTCTTC3
Col-1	Forward: ACGTCCTGGTGAAGTTGGTC
	Reverse: TCCAGCAATACCCTGAGGTC
TGF-β	Forward: TGAGTGGCTGTCTTTTGACG
	Reverse: ACTGAAGCGAAAGCCCTGTA
α-SMA	Forward: CCGAGATCTCACCGACTACC
	Reverse: ATGCCACAGGATTCCATACCC