TABLE 1.

Primer Sequences Used for qRT-PCR Analysis.

Gene		Primer sequence (5′→3′)
Murine α-SMA	Forward	GCC​AGT​CGC​TGT​CAG​GAA​CCC
	Reverse	CCA​GCG​AAG​CCG​GCC​TTA​CA
Murine Col1α1	Forward	CGCCATCAAGGTCTACTG
	Reverse	ACGGGAATCCATCGGTC
Murine IL-6	Forward	AGT​TGC​CTT​CTT​GGG​ACT​GA
	Reverse	TCC​ACG​ATT​TCC​CAG​AGA​AC
Murine TNF-α	Forward	CCA​AAG​GGA​TGA​GAA​GTT​CC
	Reverse	CTC​CAC​TTG​GTG​GTT​TGC​TA
Murine GAPDH	Forward	GGT​CGG​TGT​GAA​CGG​ATT​TG
	Reverse	TGT​AGA​CCA​TGT​AGT​TGA​GGT​CA
Human α-SMA	Forward	CCG​ACC​GAA​TGC​AGA​AGG​A
	Reverse	ACA​GAG​TAT​TTG​CGC​TCC​GAA
Human Col1α1	Forward	CAG​CCG​CTT​CAC​CTA​CAG​C
	Reverse	TTT​TGT​ATT​CAA​TCA​CTG​TCT​TGC​C
Human GAPDH	Forward	GAC​AGT​CAG​CCG​CAT​CTT​CT
	Reverse	GCG​CCC​AAT​ACG​ACC​AAA​TC