Table 1. Primers Used in Realtime RT-PCR Analysis

Target	5’ – 3’	Sequence	NCBI accession No.
HAS1	Sense Antisense	GCATGGGCTATGCTACCAAGTAT AGGAGGGCGTCTCCGAGTA	NM_008215
HAS2	Sense Antisense	GACCCTATGGTTGGAGGTGTTG ACGCTGCTGAGGAAGGAGATC	NM_008216
HAS3	Sense Antisense	AGACCGAGCTAGCCTTCCTAGT TAATGGCCAGATACAGCATGAG	NM_008217
COL1A1	Sense Antisense	GCGGTAACGATGGTGCTGTT CTTCACCCTTAGCACCAAC	NM_007742
COL1A2	Sense Antisense	ATTGTCGCCAGTGAG CTGGTCCTGCTGGT	NM_007743
TGF-β1	Sense Antisense	GCAACATGTGGAACTCTACCAGAA GACGTCAAAAGACAGCCACTCA	NC_000073
β-actin	Sense Antisense	AGCTGCGTTTTACACCCTTT AAGCCATGCCAATGTTGTCT	NM_007393

NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information; RT-PCR, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; COL1A, Collagen, type I, alpha; HAS, Hyaluronan synthase; TGF, Transforming growth factor