Table 1.

Primers used for qRT-PCR

Gene coding for	Name		Sequence
β-Actin	b-Actin	Fw	5′-ATCGTGCGTGACATCAAAGA
		Rv	5′-ATGCCACAGGATTCCATACC
Procollagen type 1α1	pCOL1a1	Fw	5′-TGACTGGAAGAGCGGAGAGT
		Rv	5′-ATCCATCGGTCATGCTCTCT
Collagen type 1α1	COL1a1	Fw	5′-TGACTGGAAGAGCGGAGAGT
		Rv	5′-ATCCATCGGTCATGCTCTCT
Heat shock protein 47	HSP-47	Fw	5′-AGGTCACCAAGGATGTGGAG
		Rv	5′-CAGCTTCTCCTTCTCGTCGT
α Smooth muscle actin	a-SMA	Fw	5′-ACTACTGCCGAGCGTGAGAT
		Rv	5′-CCAATGAAAGATGGCTGGAA
Interleukin 1β	IL-1b	Fw	5′-GCACTACAGGCTCCGAGATGAAC
		Rv	5′-TTGTCGTTGCTTGGTTCTCCTTGT
Interleukin 4	IL-4	Fw	5′-GTCTGCATCAAGACGCCATG
		Rv	5′-CGTTGCTGTGAGGACGTTTG
Interleukin 6	IL-6	Fw	5′-TGATGCTGGTGACAACCACGGC
		Rv	5′-TAAGCCTCCGACTTGTGAAGTGGTA
Interleukin 10	IL-10	Fw	5′-CCCAAGTAACCCTTAAAGTCCTGC
		Rv	5′-ATAACTGCACCCACTTCCCAGTC