TABLE 1

Real-time quantitative RT-PCR: TaqMan primers and probes

Forward (F) and reverse primers (R) (5′-3′) for PCR amplification and fluorogenic probes (5′-3′) are given for analysis of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1, TIMP-2, α-SMA, collagen III, and TGF-β1, respectively.


Gene

Primer Sequence

Probe
MMP-2 F: AGGAGACAAGTTCTGGAGATACAATGA ATCGCAGACTCCTGGAATGCCATCC
R: CCACGACAGCATCCAGGTTA
MMP-9 F: TGGAACTCACACAACGTCTTTCA CAAGACAAGGCCTATTTCTGCCATGACAA
R: TCACCCGGTTGTGGAAACTC
TIMP-1 F: ATCAAGATGACTAAGATGCTCAAAGG CCACAGGTTTCCGGTTCGCCTACA
R: GGCCCGCGATGAGAAACT
TIMP-2 F: ACCCAGAAGAAGAGCCTAAACCA CACACGCTGCCCTATGATCCCATG
R: GTCCATCCAGAGGCACTCATC
α-SMA F: CTTCCAGCCATCTTTCATTGG TCGGCGGGCATCCACGAAAC
R: ATATCACACTTCATGATGCTGTTATAGGT
Collagen III F: TGAAATTCTGCCACCCTGAACT AAGAGTGGAGAATACTGGGT
R: CATCTTGCAGCCTTGGTTAGG
TGF-β1 F: CCTGCAAGACCATCGACATG AAGCGCATCGAAGCCATCCGTG

R: TGGCGAGCCTTAGTTTGGA