Table 1. List of utilized primers for qRT-PCR.

Gene	Species	Forward primer	Reverse primer
Collagen I	Rat	TCAAGATGGTGGCCGTTAC	CTGCGGATGTTCTCAATCTG
Collagen III	Rat	CGAGATTAAAGCAAGAGGAA	GAGGCTTCTTTACATACCAC
TGF-β,	Rat	CAGGGAGTAAGGGACACGA	ACAGCAGTTAGGAACCCAGAT
α-SMA	Rat	GTCCCAGACATCAGGGAGTAA	TCGGATACTTCAGCGTCAGGA
miR-132	Rat	ACACTCCAGCTGGGTAACA	CTCAACTGGTGTCGTGGA
U6	Rat	GCTTCGGCAGCACATATACTAAAAT	CGCTTCACGAATTTGCGTGTCAT
GAPDH	Rat	GGCACAGTCAAGGCTGAGAATG	ATGGTGGTGAAGACGCCAGTA

Abbreviations: α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; miR, microRNA; TGF-β, transforming growth factor-β.