Table 1.

Primer sequences used for reverse-transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

Gene Name	Primer Sequence: 5′-3′	Gene Bank Accession Number
TNF-α	F: AACTCGAGTGACAAGCCCGTAG R: GTACCACCAGTTGGTTGTCTTTGA	NM_012675.3
NF-kB	F: CATTGAGGTGTATTTCACGG R: GAACACAATGGCCACTTGCC	NM_199267.2
IL-1β	F: GCTGTGGCAGCTACCTATGTCTTG R: AGGTCGTCATCATCCCACGAG	NM_031512.2
COX-2	F: ACTTGCTCACTTTGTTTCATTC R: TTTGATTAGTACTGTAGGGTTAATG	S67722.1
TGF-β	F: TGCGCCTGCAGAGATTCAAG R: AGGTAACGCCAGGAATTGTTGCTA	NM_021578.2
α-SMA	F: ACCAACTGGGACGACATGGAG R: CGTGAGGATCTTCATGAGGTAGTC	NM_031004.2
Colla1	F: GAACTTGGGGCAAGACAGTCA R: GTCACGTTCAGTTGGTCAA	NM_053304.1
Colla3	F: TTGATGTGCAGCTGGCATTC R: GCCACTGGCCTGATCCATAT	NM_009930
GAPDH	F: CCCCTTCATTGACCTCAACTACATGG R: GCCTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTGATGTC	NM_017008.4