Table 1.

Primer sequences utilized for real-time polymerase chain reaction

Gene	5’-3’	Primer sequence	Product size (bp)	Reference sequence
Col1a1	Forward Reverse	GGAGAGAGTGCCAACTCCAG; GTGCTTTGGAAAATGGTGCT	182	NM_053304.1
Col3a1	Forward Reverse	TCCCAGAACATTACATACCACT; GCTATTTCCTTCAGCCTTGA	126	NM_032085.1
Tnc	Forward Reverse	AGATGCTACTCCAGACGGTTTC; CACGGCTTATTCCATAGAGTTCA	200	NM_053861.1
Scx	Forward Reverse	AACACGGCCTTCACTGCGCTG; CAGTAGCACGTTGCCCAGGTG	123	NM_001130508.1
Tnmd	Forward Reverse	GTGGTCCCACAAGTGAAGGT; GTCTTCCTCGCTTGCTTGTC	60	NM_022290.1
PPARγ	Forward Reverse	CAGGCTTGCTGAACGTGAAG; ACGTGCTCTGTGACAATCTGC	157	NM_001145366.1
Runx2	Forward Reverse	CAGACCAGCAGCACTCCATA; CAGCGTCAACACCATCATTC	178	NM_001278483.1
GAPDH	Forward Reverse	AAGTTCAACGGCACAGTCAAGG; CGCCAGTAGACTCCACGACATA	139	NM_017008.4