Table 3.

Sequences of primers employed for RT-PCR

Target gene	Forward primer sequence (5'-3')	Reverse primer sequence (5'-3')
11β-HSD1	CAGAAATGCTCCAGGGAAAGAA	GCAGTCAATACCACATGGGC
ACP5	CACTCCCACCCTGAGATTTGT	CCCCAGAGACATGATGAAGTCA
Cathepsin K	CTTCCAATACGTGCAGCAGA	TCTTCAGGGCTTTCTCGTTC
Nfatc-1	GAGACAGACATCCGGAGGAAGA	GTGGGATGTGAACACGGAAGA
GAPDH	TGCACCACCAACTGCTTGC	GGCATGGACTGTAGTCAGAG
Alp	CCAGCAGGTTTCTCTCTTGG	CTGGGAGTCTCATCCTGAGC
Osteocalcin	TTGAACTGTTTGTTTTGGACCC	CCAACAGACACCAGTTGTAAAG
Osterix	CATCCCTATGGCTCGTGGTA	TGGGTTAAGGGGAGCAAAGT
STAT3	CTTGTCGGTTGGAGGTGTGAGG	AGGGTCTGGAGTCTGGGTTGG