Table II.

Sequences of primers used for reverse transcription--quantitative PCR.

Gene	Primer sequence (5′→3′)
PPARγ	F: ATTTTCTGGAGAGCTTGGC
	R: GTGAGGGTCTCTCTCTTCCT
α-SMA	F: GACGAAGCACAGAGCAAAAG
	R: ACAGCACCGCCTGGATAG
COL1A1	F: GAGGCATGTCTGGTTCGG
	R: TGGTAGGTGATGTTCTGGGAG
MEG3	F: CCTGCTGCCCATCTACACCTC
	R: CCTCTTCATCCTTTGCCATCCTGG
miR-145	F: ATATCTCGAGGGAGAGAGATGCCTTCAGCA
	R: ATTTATAAGCTTGGAATCCTTCTCAACACTGAATATCTAC
U6	F: CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA
	R: AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT
GAPDH	F: AATCCCATCACCATCTTC
	R: AGGCTGTTGTCATACTTC

PPARγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ; α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; COL1A1, collagen type 1 α1; F, forward; MEG3, maternally expressed gene 3; miR, microRNA; R, reverse.