Table 1 Oligonucleotide primers used in real-time RT-PCR. Primer pairs previously published – COL3A1 [82], BGN [83], SPARC [84] and NID1 [85].

COL3A1

5'-GGCTCCTGGTGAGCGAGGACG-3'

5'-CCCATTTGCACCAGGTTCTCC-3'

BGN

5'-CGGGACCTTGCTGTCTTCTC-3'

5'-CCCGGCAAGAACCTGAAAG-3'

SPARC

5'-AGAAGGCCTTTAGCCCTCTGC-3'

5'-ACTTTGCGGATACGGTTGTC-3'

NID1

5'-AGCTTCTATGATCGTACGGACATCAC-3'

5'-GTAAAGAACTGTAGACCATCTTCAGG-3'

18S

5'-CGGCTACCACATCCAAGGAA-3'

5'-GCTGGAATTACCGCGGCT-3'