Table 1.

Primers used in quantitative PCR analysis

Gene	Primer sequence (5’–3’)
COL-3	Forward: TGGTGTTGGAGCCGCTGCCA Reverse: CTCAGCACTAGAATCTGTCC
FN	Forward: GCCACTGGAGTCTTTACCACA Reverse: CCTCGGTGTTGTAAGGTGGA
α-SMA	Forward: CATCATGCGTCTGGATCTGG Reverse: GGACAATCTCACGCTCAGCA
MMP-1	Forward: ACAACTGCCACAAGCAATGAG Reverse: CTGTCCCTGAACAGCCCAGTACTTA
TIMP-1	Forward: AAGACCTACACTGTTGGCTGTGAG Reverse: GTCCGTCCACAAGCAATGAG
TGF-β1	Forward: AAGGACCTCGGCTGGAAGTG Reverse: CCGGGTTATGCTGGTTGTA
TGF-β2	Forward: CTGGATGCAGCCTATTGCTT Reverse: TGGTGAGCGGCTCTAAATCT
TGF-β3	Forward: AACCTGAGCACCTCCAGGAC Reverse: GCTGCACTTGCAGGATTTG
GAPDH	Forward: TCACCATCTTCCAGGAGCG Reverse: CTGCTTCACCACCTTCTTGA