TABLE 1.

Nucleotide sequences of the gene-specific primers used for RT-qPCR.

Species	Primers	Sequences
Rattus norvegicus	Gapdh-forward	AGT​GCC​AGC​CTC​GTC​TCA​TA
	Gapdh-reverse	GAT​GGT​GAT​GGG​TTT​CCC​GT
	Acta2-forward	CAT​CCG​ACC​TTG​CTA​ACG​GA
	Acta2-reverse	GTC​CAG​AGC​GAC​ATA​GCA​CA
	Fn1-forward	CACCGAAACCGGGAAGAG
	Fn1-reverse	TTG​CCT​AGG​TAG​GTC​CGT​TC
	Col1a1-forward	GTGCGATGGCGTGCTATG
	Col1a1-reverse	ACT​TCT​GCG​TCT​GGT​GAT​ACA
	Col3a1-forward	AGA​TGC​TGG​TGC​TGA​GAA​GAA​AC
	Col3a1-reverse	GCT​GGA​AAG​AAG​TCT​GAG​GAA​GG
	Rela-forward	CTG​GCC​ATG​GAC​GAT​CTG​TT
	Rela-reverse	TCC​ACA​TAT​GGC​CCA​GAA​GC
	Jun-forward	TGT​CTG​TAT​GCT​GGG​GTG​A
	Jun-reverse	GGTTGCTGGGGAGAGAGA
	Il1β-forward	TGC​AGG​CTT​CGA​GAT​GAA​C
	Il1β-reverse	GGG​ATT​TTG​TCG​TTG​CTT​GTC
	Il6-forward	CAT​TCT​GTC​TCG​AGC​CCA​CC
	Il6-reverse	GCA​ACT​GGC​TGG​AAG​TCT​CT
	Tnfa-forward	CTT​CTG​TCT​ACT​GAA​CTT​CGG​G
	Tnfa-reverse	CTACGGGCTTGTCACTCG
	Ifng-forward	CATGAGCATCGCCAAGT
	Ifng-reverse	CTC​TAC​CCC​AGA​ATC​AGC​A
	Ccl2-forward	TTAAGCCCCACTCACCTG
	Ccl2-reverse	CTC​TTG​AGC​TTG​GTG​ACA​AAT​AC
	Cxcl1-forward	TCC​AGA​GTT​TGA​AGG​TGA​TGC
	Cxcl1-reverse	GGA​CAC​CCT​TTA​GCA​TCT​TTT​G
	Cox2-forward	GAT​GAC​GAG​CGA​CTG​TTC​CA
	Cox2-reverse	TGG​TAA​CCG​CTC​AGG​TGT​TG
	Mmp1-forward	AGC​TCA​TAC​AGT​TTC​CCC​GTG
	Mmp1-reverse	CCT​CCT​TGG​CAT​CCA​CGT​TT
	Mmp2-forward	TTT​GGC​CGT​CTC​TTC​CAT​CC
	Mmp2-reverse	GCA​TCG​ATC​TTC​TGG​ACG​GT
	Mmp9-forward	GAT​CCC​CAG​AGC​GTT​ACT​CG
	Mmp9-reverse	GTT​GTG​GAA​ACT​CAC​ACG​CC