Table 1. Primer sequences for mRNA amplification

Gene name (Symbo) GeneBank ID Sequences (5’→3’) Product size (bp)
Glyceraldehydes 3-phosphate (GAPDH)1) KJ786424 F : TCGGAGTGAACGGATTTGGR : GTAGTGGAGGTCAATGAAGGG 110
Actin alpha 1, skeletal muscle (ACTA1)1) NM_001167795 F : GGTCAGAAAGATTCCTACGTGGR : GCTCGTTGTAGAAGGTGTGG 139
Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFb1) NM_214015 F : GCTACCATGCCAATTTCTGCR : GGACCTTGCTGTACTGAGTG 72
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) U70060 F : AATCTCCAAGCCCGTCAAGR : ACACTTGAACTCCACAGGAAG 139
Periostin (POSTN) KF500034 F : GATTCCTTTCTTACCCGTATTTTCTCR : GTTGAAGGGCACAGACATTTG 140
Collagen type I alpha 1 chain (COL1A1) LC223106 F : ACATCAGCAAGAACCCCAAGR : GTACTCGAACTGGAATCCGTC 77
Collagen type III alpha 1 chain (COL3A1) NM_001243297 F : AGAGCGGAGAATATTGGGTTGR : CTTACGTGGAACAGTAGAAGGAC 122
TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 (TIMP1) NM_213857 F : CTCGTACCAGCGTTATGAGATCR : GTGTAGATGAACCGGATGTCAG 90
Activin A receptor type 2A (Acta2a) NM_001204765 F : CGAATCCAGTTACACCTAAGCCR : ACACCCAAAACGCACAAATG 102
Bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP7) NM_001105290 F : TTCCCACTCAACTCGTACATGR : GAAGTAGAGGACGGAAATGGC 139
Housekeeping genes.