Table 1.

Primer pairs used for quantitative real-time RT-PCR.

Target genes	Primer	Sequence
TGF-β1	Forward	5′-GCC CTG GAC ACC AAC TAT TG-3′
	Reverse	5′-GTC CAG GCT CCA AAT GTA GG-3′
HGF	Forward	5′-AGA AAT GCA GCC AGC ATC AT-3′
	Reverse	5′-CAC ATG GTC CTG ATC CAA TC-3′
GAPDH	Forward	5′-GGA AGG TGA AGG TCG GAG TC-3′
	Reverse	5′-CTC AGC CTT GAC GGT GCC ATG-3′