Table 1: Primer sequences used in this study.

Gene Forward (5′–3′) Reverse (5′–3′) Col-Iα AGAGCATGACCGATGGATTC CCTTCTTGAGGTTGCCAGTC TGFβ1 AAGCAGTGCCAGAACCCCCA CGTGTTGCTCCACAGTTGACTTGA TGFβ2 TGTGGGTACCTTGATGCCATCCCG GTCGAAGGAGAGCCATTCCCCCT TGFβ3 CTCCCGATGGCGAAAGGCCG CCTTCACCTGACCACTCTGCCCT