TABLE 1.

Primers used for real-time PCR.

Genes	Forward primers (5′-3′)	Reverse primers (5′-3′)
IL-6	CTGCAAGAGACTTCCATCCAG	AGTGGTATAGACAGGTCTGTTGG
IL-8	TCGAGACCATTTACTGCAACAG	CATTGCCGGTGGAAATTCCTT
TGF-β1	CTCCCGTGGCTTCTAGTGC	GCCTTAGTTTGGACAGGATCTG
β-actin	CAGCTGAGAGGGAAATCGTG	CGTTGCCAATAGTGATGACC

PCR, polymerase chain reaction; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-8, interleukin-8; TGF-β1, transforming growth factor β1.