Table 1.

Primer sequences for real-time PCR (forward and reverse).

Gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer
β-actin	GGCTGTATTCCCCTCCAT	CCAGTTGGTAACAATGCCATGT
Collagen I	GAGCGGAGAGTACTGGATCG	GCTTCTTTTCCTTGGGGTTC
Collagen III	GCTCCTCTTAGGGGCCACT	CCACGTCTCACCATTGGGG
α-SMA	TGGCTATTCAGGCTGTGCTGTC	CAATCTCACGCTCGGCAGTAGT
SDF-1	TGCCCTTCAGATTGTTGCAC	TTTTCCTTTTCTGGGCAGCC
CXCR4	GGAAACTGCTGGCTGAAAAG	CTGTCATCCCCCTGACTGAT
CXCR7	GCCATGTAACAGCAGCGACT	ATGCCGATCACGAAGATGAA
VCAM-1	CCCAAACAGAGGCAGAGTGT	TGAGCAGGTCAGGTTCACAG
VLA-4	TGTCTGTGTCCCTGTTTGGA	TTTGAGGGGCCTACAGAGAA
ICAM-1	AGATCACATTCACGGTGCTG	CTGGCCTCGGAGACATTAGA