The primer sequences used for qRT-PCR:
| Gene | Forward primer | Reverse primer |
| hHSF1 | CCATGAAGCATGAGAATGAGGC | CTTGTTGACGACTTTCTGTTGC |
| HSPA1A (HSP70) | TGTCGTCCAGCACCCAGGCCAGC | GCTCTTGTTCAGGTCGCGCCCG |
| SERPINH1 (HSP47) | CGCCATGTTCTTCAAGCCA | CATGAAGCCACGGTTGTCC |
| HSPB1 (HSP27) | GGCATTTCTGGATGTGAGCC | AGCAGGCAGGACATAGGTGC |
| β-actin | GCTGCATTTAGTGGCCTCATT | GCAAGGCATAACCTGATGTGG |