Table 2.

Primer sequences for quantitative real-time PCR.

Gene	Primer sequence (5′–3′)
GAPDH	Forward: 5′-GACAGGATTGACAGATTGATAGC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-AGCATGCCAGAGTCTCGTT-3′
α-SMA	Forward: 5′-GTCCCAGACATCAGGGAGTAA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-TCGGATACTTCAGCGTCAGGA-3′
TGF-β1	Forward: 5′-CCACCTGCAAGACCATCGAC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CTGGCGAGCCTTAGTTTGGAC-3′