Protective Effect of Astaxanthin on Liver Fibrosis through Modulation of TGF-1 Expression and Autophagy

Table 1

Gene		Primer Sequence (5′→3′)
𝛽-actin	Forward	GGCTGTATTCCCCTCCATCG
	Reverse	CCAGTTGGTAACAATGCCATGT
NF-𝜅B	Forward	ATGGCAGACGATGATCCCTAC
	Reverse	CGGATCGAAATCCCCTCTGTT
LC3	Forward	GACCGCTGTAAGGAGGTGC
	Reverse	AGAAGCCGAAGGTTTCTTGGG
Beclin1	Forward	ATGGAGGGGTCTAAGGCGTC
	Reverse	TGGGCTGTGGTAAGTAATGGA
MMP2	Forward	GGACAAGTGGTCCGCGTAAA
	Reverse	CCGACCGTTGAACAGGAAGG
TIMP1	Forward	CGAGACCACCTTATACCAGCG
	Reverse	ATGACTGGGGTGTAGGCGTA
𝛼-SMA	Forward	CCCAGACATCAGGGAGTAATGG
	Reverse	TCTATCGGATACTTCAGCGTCA
TGF-𝛽1	Forward	CCACCTGCAAGACCATCGAC
	Reverse	CTGGCGAGCCTTAGTTTGGAC
𝛽-pdgfr	Forward	TGCTGCACAGAGACTCCGTA
	Reverse	GATGAGCTTTCCAACTCGACTC
Col 1𝛼1	Forward	CAATGGCACGGCTGTGTGCG
	Reverse	AGCACTCGCCCTCCCGTCTT
Col 1𝛼2	Forward	CTCATACAGCCGCGCCCAGG
	Reverse	AGCAGGCGCATGAAGGCGAG