Table 1.

Primer sequences used for semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis.

	Forward	Reverse
Col IV	5′GACCACTATGCTTGAAGTGA3′	5′ACAGAAGGCCTTAGTAGTCT3′
Fibronectin	5′TTGTTCGGTGGAGTAGACCC3′	5′TTCAGGGAGGTTGAGCTCTG3′
Elastin	5′TGACAGTATAGGGCTGAGCA3′	5′GAGTTGTTGTGGGTGAGACA3′
MMP-9	5′CACACGACATCTTCCAGTACCA3′	5′TCATTTTGGAAACTCACACGCC3′
MMP-13	5′CAGTTGACAGGCTCCGAGAA3′	5′TTCACCCACATCAGGCACTC3′
CD40	5′ACTGATACCGTCTGTCATCC3′	5′CTTATCCTCACAGCTTGTCC3′
CD206	5′TGTTGATTGTTGATTGCCAC3′	5′ACCAGTGTAGCAGTGTTAAG3′
α-SMA	5′CTATGTGTGAAGAGGAAGACA3′	5′CATTCCAACCATTACTCCCT3′
E-cadherin	5′GGATCAGGACCAGGACTACG3′	5′AGCTTCTTGAATCGGTTGCC3′
TNF-α	5′GATCGGTCCCCAAAGGGATG3′	5′GGCTACAGGCTTGTCACTCG3′
IL-1β	5′TCCCTTTTCGTGAATGAGCAGA3′	5′GGAGGAAAACACAGGCTCTCTT3′
MCP-1	5′ACCACCTCAAGCACTTCTGTAG3′	5′TTAAGGCATCACAGTCCGAGTC3′
GAPDH	5′GTCAAGGCCGAGAATGGGAA3′	5′GGCCTCACCCCATTTGATGT3′