Table 1.

Primers used for RT‐PCR

Gene	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer
Collagen I	5'‐CATGTTCAGCTTTGTGGACCT‐3’	5'‐GCAGCTGACTTCAGGGATGT‐3’
Collagen III	5'‐TCCCCTGGAATCTGTGAATC‐3’	5'‐TGAGTCGAATTGGGGAGAAT‐3’
TGF‐β	5'‐CCCAGCATCTGCAAAGCTC‐3'	5'‐GTCAATGTACAGCTGCCGCA‐3'
α‐SMA	5'‐CCCACCCAGAGTGGAGAA‐3’	5'‐ACATAGCTGGAGCAGCGTCT‐3'