Effects of Ethyl Pyruvate on Bile Duct Ligation-Induced Liver Fibrosis by Regulating Nrf2 Pathway and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Rats

Table 1

Primers for q-RTPCR.

Gene	Forward primer sequence	Reverse primer sequence
α-SMA	TTATTGCTCCTCCAGAAC	CTTCGTCATACTCCTGTT
HSP27	AGGATGGCGTGGTGGAGA	GGGAGGAGGAAACTTGGGTG
Nrf2	CGCCGCCTCACCTCTGCTGCCAGTAG	AGCTCATAATCCTTCTGTCG
Actin	TATGGAATCCTGTGGCATC	GTGTTGGCATAGAGGTCTT
TNF-α	TGGCGTGGAGCTGAGAGA	GCAATGATCCCAAAGTAGACCT
Col1a1	TCAGAACATCACCTACCA	GCAGAATGACAGCCTTAT
IL-1	GCAGAATGACAGCCTTAT	TCAGAACATCACCTACCA
HMGB1	GGCGGCTGTTTTGTTGACAT	ACCCAAAATGGGCAAAAGCA