Total RNA was extracted from trypsinized cell suspensions using the SPARKeasy
Cell RNA Kit (SparkJade, China) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
After quantitation using a NanoDrop spectrophotometer (Thermo scientific), 1 μg
of total RNA was used as template for reverse transcription according to the
PrimeScript RT kit (Takara, RR037A, Japan). The cDNA was then diluted and used
as a template for quantitative PCR (qPCR) reactions using the 2 × SYBR Green
qPCR Mix (Spark Jade, AH0104-B, China). Reactions were performed on the Step
OnePlus real-time PCR system (Applied Biosystems, USA) and the relative
expression levels of the target gene mRNA determined against the GAPDH
housekeeping gene control using the 2–ΔΔCt method. The primer sequences are as follows:
GAPDH F:GGAGCGAGATCCCTCCAAAAT;
R:GGCTGTTGTCATACTTCTCATGG
Col1 F: GTTGCTGCTTGCAGTAACCTT; R:
AGGGCCAAGTCCAACTCCTT;
FN F: CGGTGGCTGTCAGTCAAAG; R: AAACCTCGGCTTCCTCCATAA;
αSMA F: AAAAGACAGCTACGTGGGTGA; R:
GCCATGTTCTATCGGGTACTTC;
NOX1 F: TTGTTTGGTTAGGGCTGAATGT; R:
GCCAATGTTGACCCAAGGATTTT;
NOX2 F: GGGCTGTTCAATGCTTGTGGCT; R:
ACATCTTTCTCCTCATCATGGTGC;
NOX3 F: ACCGTGGAGGAGGCAATTAGA; R:
TGGTTGCATTAACAGCTATCCC;
NOX4 F: CAGATGTTGGGGCTAGGATTG; R:
GAGTGTTCGGCACATGGGTA;
NOX5 F: ACTCAGCAGTTTAAGACCATTGC; R:
GGACTCTTTCACATGCAGAGC;
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