Table 1.

Sequences of qRT-PCR primers

Genes	Primer sequence
Keratocan	Forward: 5′-TAGAGTACAGGACCCAGAGGAGTG-3′ Reverse: 5′-GGGAAACTCGGTGGACAGAAGC-3′
Lumican	Forward: 5′-TCCGCTCCCAAAGTCCCTACAAG-3′ Reverse: 5′-GCCTTTCAGAGAAGCCGAGACAG-3′
ALDH1A1	Forward: 5′-TCGTCAAGCCAGCAGAGCAAAC-3′ Reverse: 5′-GACAATGGTCACCACGCCAGGAG-3′
α-SMA	Forward: 5′-GACCTCGTTTCTCCCTCCACCTC-3′ Reverse: 5′-AGGCATCCAACACGGCAAGAAC-3′