Table 1. Sequences of the primers used for real-time PCR assays.

Gene	Forward 5′-3′	Reverse 5′-3′	Amplicon (number of base pairs)
18S	CGC CGC TAG AGG TGA AAT TC	TCT TGG CAA ATG CTT TCG C	64
β-actin	CTG GCC TCA CTG TCC ACC TT	CGG ACT CAT CGT ACT CCT GCT T	61
NGAL	ATG TGC AAG TGG CCA CCA CG	CGC ATC CCA GTC AGC CAC AC	249
TNF-α	GCC TCT TCT CAT TCC TGC TTG	CTG ATG AGA GGG AGG CCA TT	115
KIM-1	TGT CGA GTG GAG ATT CCT GGA TGG T	GGT CTT CCT GTA GCT GTG GGC C	128
TGF-β1	CAA CAA TTC CTG GCG TTA CCT TGG	GAA AGC CCT GTA TTC CGT CTC CTT	128
Col3	TGG ACC AAA AGG TGA TGC T	CAA GAC CTC GTG CTC CAG T	116
Col4	TCC CTG GTA GTC GTG GAG A	GCC TGC TTG TCC TTT TTC A	86
Vimentin	CAG GAG GAG ATG CTC CAG A	AGG TCA AGA CGT GCC AGA G	92
Endothelin 1	GCC ACA GAC CAG GCA GTT AG	CGA AAA GAT GCC TTG ATG CTA TT	239
iNOS	CTG CTG GTG GTG ACA AGC ACA TTT	ATG TCA TGA GCA AAG GCG CAG AAC	167
MMP-9	ACG GAC CCG AAG CGG ACA TT	TTG CCC AGC GAC CAC AAC TC	163
Arginase-1	CGC CTT TCT CAA AAG GAC AG	CCA GCT CTT CAT TGG CTT TC	204
CD206	CAA GGA AGG TTG GCA TTT GT	CCT TTC AGT CCT TTG CAA GC	111
IL-4R	CAC AGT GCA CGA AAG CTG AA	ATG GGC ACA AGC TGT GGT AG	157
YM1	CCC CTG GAC ATG GAT GAC TT	AGC TCC TCT CAA TAA GGG CC	125
Collagen1A1	CCC CGG GAC TCC TGG ACT T	GCT CCG ACA CGC CCT CTC TC	180
α-SMA	TTG GAA AAG ATC TGG CAC CAC	GCA GTA GTC ACG AAG GAA TAG	368
Fibronectin	CCT ACG GCC ACT GTG TCA CC	AGT CTG GGT CAC GGC TGT CT	140