Table 2.

Primer sequences for qRT-PCR

Name	Primer	Sequence
GAPDH	Forward	5‘- TCAAGAAGGTGGTGAAGCAGG −3’
	Reverse	5‘- TCAAAGGTGGAGGAGTGGGT −3’
ATF7	Forward	5ʹ-CTGGAGAACTTGACGTGGCA-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-ATCCGACATTGTTCCGGCAT-3’
PCAT18	Forward	5ʹ-AGGAGACAGGCCCCAGATTT-3ʹ
	Reverse	5ʹ-TGAAGTGCTGGGACAACGTA-3ʹ
U6	Forward	5ʹ-CTCGCTTCGGCAGCACA-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-AACGCTTCACGAATTTGCGT-3’
MMP9	Forward	5′‐CCTCTGGAGGTTCGACGTGA‐3′
	Reverse	5′‐TAGGCTTTCTCTCGGTACTGGAA‐3′
MMP2	Forward	5′-ACTGTTGGTGGGAACTCAGAAG-3′
	Reverse	5′-CAAGGTCAATGTCAGGAGAGG-3′
MMP1	Forward	5′-ACCTGGCGCTAAAC-3′
	Reverse	5′-TGCGGGTACTCCCAC-3′
miR-103a-3p	Forward	5ʹ-ACACTCCAGCTGGGAGCAGCATTGTACAGGG-3’
	Reverse	5ʹ-TGGTGTCGTGGAGTCG-3’