Table 1.

The primer sequences applied in our study

Gene	Tm (°C)	Forward sequence	Reverse sequence
TGF-β1	62.5	ATGTCTCAGCCTCTTCTCATTC	TGGTGAATGACAGTGCGGTTATGG
TNF-α	58.2	ATGTCTCAGCCTCTTCTCATTC	GCTTGTCACTCGAATTTTGAGA
IL-6	60.5	CTCCCAACAGACCTGTCTATAC	CCATTGCACAACTCTTTTCTCA
IL-1β	60.5	TCGCAGCAGCACATCAACAAGAG	TGCTCATGTCCTCATCCTGGAAGG
BAFF	53.9	AACAAGATGTAGACCTCTCAGC	CTGCAGACAGTCTTGAATGATG
β-actin	60.5	CTACCTCATGAAGATCCTGACC	CACAGCTTCTCTTTGATGTCAC
COL1A1	54.3	AAAGATGGACTCAACGGTCTC	CATCGTGAGCCTTCTCTTGAG
COL3A1	52.4	GAAAGAATGGGGAGACTGGAC	TACCAGGTATGCCTTGTAATCC
TIMP-1	54.2	CTCCAGTTTGCAAGGGATAGAT	CAAAGACCTGAAAACCTCCAAC
MMP-9	53.9	CAAAGACCTGAAAACCTCCAAC	GACTGCTTCTCTCCCATCATC