Table 2 Primers used in the RT-qPCR analyses

IL-2

5′-TGTGTAGGTAGACTCATTA-3′

5′-TTAGAGGAGAGCTTTATTTC-3′

INF-γ

5′-TTAACTCAAGTGGCATAG-3′

5′-TGATTCAATGACGCTTAT-3′

IL-4

5′-TTAGCATCTCTTGATAAACT-3′

5′-ATATGGCTCCTGGTACAT-3′

IL-10

5′-CTATTTAGAAAGAAGCCCAAT-3′

5′-CCCTCCCATCATATAATATAATC-3′

IL-13

5′-GTAGCCCACTTTATAACAAA-3′

5′-GGTCTCTCCTCATTAGAAG-3′

IL-17A

5′-ACGTTTCTCAGCAAACTTAC-3′

5′-CCCCTTTACACCTTCTTTTC-3′

IL-6

5′-AAATGAGAAAAGAGTTGTG-3′

5′-TTTGTATCTCTGGAAGTTT-3′

α-SMA

5′-TAAGGCCAACCGGGAGA-3′

5′-AGAGGCATAGAGGGACAGCA-3′

TGF-β1

5′-GACATCTCACACAGTATA-3′

5′-GTTGCTATATTTCTGGTAG-3′

COL1A1

5′-AAGAAGACATCCCTGAAG-3′

5′-ATACAGATCAAGCATACCT-3′

TIMP-2

5′-CTCGGAGCGCAATAAAACGG-3′

5′-CCTCTTGATGGGGTTGCCAT-3′

GAPDH

5′-ACAATGAATACGGCTACAG-3′

5′-GGTCCAGGGTTTCTTACT-3′