TABLE 1.
Primer sequence for qRT-PCR.
| Gene | Forward primer (5′–3′) | Reverse primer (5′–3′) |
| Claudin-1 | TCCTTGCTGAATCTGAACA | AGCCATCCACATCTTCTG |
| Occludin | GAGGAGAGTGAAGAGTACAT GGGCTG | GTCTGTCATAATCTCCCACC ATCCT |
| ZO-1 | TCATCCCAAATAAGAACAGAGC | GAAGAACAACCCTTTCATAAGC |
| TNF-α | GGAAAGGACGGACTGGTGTA | TGCCACTGGTCTGTAATCCA |
| IFN-γ | GGCAAGTTCAACGGCACAG | CGCCAGTAGACTCCACGACAT |
| IL-17A | GGAAAGGACGGACTGGTGTA | TGCCACTGGTCT GTAATCCA |
| TLR4 | TTTATTCAGAGCCGTTGG | CCCATTCCAGGTAGGTGT |
| TRAF6 | GTATCCGCATTGAGAAGC | GCAGTGAACCATCCGTGT |
| NF-κB p65 | AAGGATTCGAGCAGTTAG | AAGAGTTGGTGATAGGCT |
| GFAP | CTGGAGGTTGAGAGGGACAA | CTGGAGGTTGAGAGGGACAA |
| Vimentin | CGAAAACACCCTGCAATCTT | CGAAAACACCCTGCAATCTT |
| α-SMA | TGCTGTCCCTCTATGCCTCT | GAAGGAATAGCCACGTCAG |
| TGF-β | AACTAAGGCTCGCCAGTCC | GCGGTCCACCATTAGCAC |
| Collagen type I | GCTGGAAAGGAAGGGATT | GGGAGCACCAAGAAGACC |
| Collagen type III | CCCACAGCCTTCTACACCT | CCAGGGTCACCATTTCTC |
| MMP-2 | GGAATGCCATCCCTGATAACCT | TCCAAACTTCACGCTCT TGAGAC |
| TIMP-2 | GAAGGAGTATCTAATTGCAG GAAAGG | TCTGGGTGATGCTAAGCGTGTC |
| GAPDH | GGCAAGTTCAACGGCACAG | CGCCAGTAGACTCCACGACAT |