Table 1.

List of primers.

Gene	Forward Sequence	Reverse Sequence
ACTA2 (αSMA)	CATCGGGATGGAGTCTGCTG	AGAAGCATTTGCGGTGGACA
COL1A1	CCTGGATGCCATCAAAGTCT	CGCCATACTCGAACTGGAAT
COL3A1	CGCCCTCCTAATGGTCAAGG	AGGGCCTGAAGGACCAGCTT
COX2	CGGTGAAACTCTGGCTAGACAG	GCAAACCGTAGATGCTCAGGGA
IL-1Β	TGGCTTATTACAGTGGCAATGAGGAT	TCGGAGATTCGTAGCTGGATGCC
IL-6	AGACAGCCACTCACCTCTTCAG	TTCTGCCAGTGCCTCTTTGCTG
MMP1	AGGCCCAGGTATTGGAGGGGA	GCCGATGGGCTGGACAGGATT
MMP2	GCCGTCGCCCATCATCAAGTT	ATAGAAGGTGTTCAGGTATTGCACTG
MMP3	GTACCCACGGAACCTGTCCCTC	TTGCGCCAAAAGTGCCTGTCT
RPS9	GATTACATCCTGGGCCTGAA	ATGAAGGACGGGATGTTCAC
TIMP1	CCGGGGCTTCACCAAGACCT	AGGCAAGGTGACGGGACTGG
TIMP2	AGGGCCAAAGCGGTCAGTGA	AACGTCCAGCGAGACCCCAC