TABLE 1

Primer sequences used for real-time quantitative PCR


Gene

Forward Primer

Reverse Primer
18S 5′-CCGAAGCGTTTACTTTGAAAAAA-3′ 5′-TTCATTATTCCTAGCTGCGGTATC-3′
TNFα 5′-ACAAGGCTGCCCCGACTAC-3′ 5′-TTTCTCCTGGTATGAGATAGCAAATC-3′
ICAM-1 5′-CAGTCCGCTGTGCTTTGAGA-3′ 5′-CGGAAACGAATACACGGTGAT-3′
Collagen 1α1 5′-GAGAGAGCATGACCGATGGATT-3′ 5′-TGTAGGCTACGCTGTTCTTGCA-3′
α-SMA 5′-CCTGACGGGCAGGTGATC-3′ 5′-ATGAAAGATGGCTGGAAGAGAGTCT-3′
TIMP-1 5′-CCTTGCAAACTGGAGAGTGACA-3′ 5′-AGGCAAAGTGATCGCTCTGGT-3′
TGF β
5′-TTGCCCTCTACAACCAACACAA-3′
5′-GGCTTGCGACCCACGTAGTA-3′