Table 1: Primers used in real-time RT-PCR analysis.

Gene Primer sequence Species Amplicon size (bp) MMP1 Forward: 5′ GAAGCCAGATGCTGAAAC 3′ Rabbit 237 Reverse: 5′ TGACCCTTGGAGACTTTG 3′ MMP2 Forward: 5′ CTGAAGAGCGTGAAGGTTGG 3′ Rabbit 221 Reverse: 5′ TGAGGGTTGACGGGATTG 3′ TIMP-1 Forward: 5′ TCCCACAAATCCCAGAAC 3′ Rabbit 229 Reverse: 5′ CTGTCCACAAGCAATGAG 3′ TGF- Forward: 5′ CACCCAGTGACACAGATGAG 3′ Rabbit 248 Reverse: 5′ ATGTTGAGCCCGTTCCAG 3′ P311 Forward: 5′ CGTCCCAAAGGAAGTGAAC 3′ Rabbit 115 Reverse: 5′ TCAGAAAGAGTGGCGGTAG 3′ Caspase-3 Forward: 5′ TAAGCCACGGTGATGAAG 3′ Rabbit 136 Reverse: 5′ CGGCAAGCCTGAATAATG 3′ Caspase-9 Forward: 5′ GAACTTCAGCAGCACCTC 3′ Rabbit 130 Reverse: 5′ CATTTCCTTGGCGGTCAG 3′ GAPDH Forward: 5′ CTCCTGCGACTTCAACAGTG 3′ Rabbit 172 Reverse: 5′ TGAGGGCTCTTACTCCTTGG 3′