Table 1 Rat primers used for qRT-PCR analysis

α-SMA

F: 5′-CAGGGAGTGATGGTTGGAAT-3′

R: 5′-GGTGATGATGCCGTGTTCTA-3′

E-cadherin

F: 5′-CTCAGTGTTTGCTCGGCGTTTGC-3′

R: 5′-GCTCTGGGTTGGATTCAGAG-3′

Fibronectin

F: 5′-GATTCTTCTGGCGTCTGCAC-3′

R: 5′-GCCCCGGAACATGAGGATAG-3′

IL-1β

F: 5′-AGCAGCTTTCGACAGTGAGG-3′

R: 5′-CTCCACGGGCAAGACATAGG-3′

IL-6

F: 5′-AGAAAAGAGAGTTGTGCAATGGCA-3′

R: 5′-GGCAAATTTCCTGGTTATATCC-3′

TNF-α

F: 5′-CAACCAGGCCATCAGCAACAACAT-3′

R: 5′-TCTGTGGGTTGTTCACCTCGAACT-3′

IL-10

F: 5′-GGACTTTAAGGGTTACTTGGG-3′

R: 5′-AGAAATCGATGACAGCGTCG-3′

GAPDH

F: 5′-TGACTCTACCCACGGCAAGTTCAA-3′

R: 5′-ACGACATACTCAGCACCAGCATCA-3′