Table 1 Polymerase chain reaction primers

Alpha actin, α-actin (Acta1)

Forward:

ATTGGTATGGAGTCCCGACCG

Reverse:

TCCCAGTGTAAGGTAGCCG

Alpha smooth muscle actin, α-SMA (Acta2)

Forward:

GAGAGGGATCCTGACCTGA

Reverse:

CCACGCGAAGCTCGTTATAG

CD133 (Prom1)

Forward:

GGTCAGCCTGCATTCGCTAA

Reverse:

CTGGACCACGTTGAGGAAGA

Desmin (Des)

Forward:

CAACCTTCCGCTCCAGACCT

Reverse:

TCATGTTGTTGCTGTGTGGC

Epidermal growth factor (Egf)

Forward:

GCCAATGCTCAGAAGGCTAC

Reverse:

CGTAAGTCTCGGTGCTGACA

Fibronectin (Fn)

Forward:

AGACTGCAGTGACCACCATCC

Reverse:

CAATGTGTCCTTGAGAGCATAGAC

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (Gapdh)

Forward:

ATTCTACCCACGGCAAGTTCACTGG

Reverse:

AGGGGCGGAGATGATGACCC

Growth differentiation factor 3 (Gdf3)

Forward:

TGCACTCTCTTCATGCCTCC

Reverse:

GAACAGTTGGTGACGATGGC

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (Gfap)

Forward:

GCTCAATGACCGCTTTGCTA

Reverse:

TCTGCCTGGTAAACGTCAGC

Hyaluronan synthase 2 (Has2)

Forward:

CCAATGCAGTTTCGGTGATG

Reverse:

ACTTGGACCGAGCCGTGTAT

Hepatocyte growth factor (Hgf)

Forward:

TCGAGCTATCGCGGTAAAGA

Reverse:

TGTGATCCATGGGACCTCTG

Nestin (Nes)

Forward:

TGCTGATGAGGAAGGAGCAG

Reverse:

AAGCCTCATCCCAGAGACC

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (Pparg)

Forward:

TTCGGAATCAGCTCTGTGGA

Reverse:

CCATTGGGTCAGCTCTTGTG

Tropoelastin (Eln)

Forward:

AGAAGCCTCGACATTAGATTTGGT

Reverse:

GGAGCTATTCCCAGTGTGAGAAGT

Type I collagen (Col1a1)

Forward:

TTGACCCTAACCAAGGATGC

Reverse:

CACCCCTTCTGCGTTGTATT

Vascular endothelial growth factor (Vegf)

Forward:

AGGCTGCACCCACGACAGAA

Reverse:

CTGGAAGATGTCCAGGG

Vimentin (Vim)

Forward:

GCCTATGTGACCCGGT

Reverse:

AGACGTGCCAGAAAGCATTGTCAA

von Willebrand factor (Vwf)

Forward:

TGCTCTTACGCCCATCTCT

Reverse:

CACTCATACTCTGGGCAGCA

Wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 1 (Wnt1)

Forward:

CGTGAACATAGCCTCCTCCA

Reverse:

AATTGCCACTTGCACTCTCG