Table 1. Primer sequences used for RT-qPCR.
| Gene | Gene symbol | Forward primer | Reverse primer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha smooth muscle actin | ACTA2 | CGTTACTACTGCTGAGCGTGA | GCCCATCAGGCAACTCGTAA |
| Beta-2-microglobulin | B2M | AGGCTATCCAGCGTACTCCA | CGGATGGATGAAACCCAGACA |
| Collagen I α1 | COL1A1 | CCCCGAGGCTCTGAAGGT | GCAATACCAGGAGCACCATTG |
| Collagen I α2 | COL1A2 | ACCACAGGGTGTTCAAGGTG | CAGGACCAGGGAGACCAAAC |
| Collagen III α1 | COL3A1 | GACCTGGAGAGCGAGGATTG | GTCCATCGAAGCCTCTGTGT |
| Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 | PTGS2/COX2 | AGTGCGATTGTACCCGGACAGGA | TGCACTGTGTTTGGAGTGGGTTTCA |
| Fibronectin 1 | FN1 | CTGCAAGCCCATAGCTGAGA | GAAGTGCAAGTGATGCGTCC |
| Hyaluronan synthase 1 | HAS1 | CTTCCTAAGCAGCCTGCGAT | TATATAGGCCTAGAGGACCGCTG |
| Hyaluronan synthase 2 | HAS2 | ATGCTTGACCCAGCCTCATC | TTAAAATCTGGACATCTCCCCCAA |
| Hyaluronan synthase 3 | HAS3 | ATCATGCAGAAGTGGGGAGG | GAGTCGCACACCTGGATGTA |
| Hyaluronidase 2 | HYAL2 | CGTGGTCAATGTGTCCTGGG | CCCAGGACACATTGACCACG |
| Interleukin 1 beta | IL1β | GATGGCTTATTACAGTGGCAATGA | GGTCGGAGATTCGTAGCTGG |
| Interleukin 6 | IL6 | AACCCCCAATAAATATAGGACTGGA | CCGAAGGCGCTTGTGGA |
| Matrix metalloproteinase 1 | MMP1 | CACGCCAGATTTGCCAAGAG | GTTGTCCCGATGATCTCCCC |
| Metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 | TIMP1 | GGAATGCACAGTGTTTCCCTG | GGAAGCCCTTTTCAGAGCCT |
| Transforming growth factor beta 1 | TGFβ1 | TACCTGAACCCGTGTTGCTC | GCTGAGGTATCGCCAGGAAT |
| Ubiquitously expressed transcript protein | UXT | GCAGCGGGACTTGCGA | TAGCTTCCTGGAGTCGCTCA |