Table 1.

Quantitative real-time PCR primers

Name	Sequence
β-actin forward	5′-TGTCCACCTTCCAGCAGATGT-3′
β-actin reverse	5′-AGCTCAGTAACAGT-CCGCCTAGA-3′
OPN forward	5′-AGCAAGAAACTCTTCCAAGCAA-3′
OPN reverse	5′-GTGAGATTCGTCAGATTCATCCG-3′
iNos forward	5′-TGGAGCGAGTTGTGGATTGT-3′
iNos reverse	5′-GGGTCGTAATGTCCAGGAAGTA-3′
IL-4 forward	5′-GGTCTCAACCCCCAGCTAGT-3′
IL-4 reverse	5′-GCCGATGATCTCTCTCAAGTGAT-3′
TNF-α forward	5′-GGTCTGGGCCATAGAACTGA-3′
TNF-α reverse	5′-CAGCCTCTTCTCATTCCTGC-3′
IFN-γ forward	5′-TGAGCTCATTGAATGCTTGG-3′
IFN-γ reverse	5′-AGGCCATCAGCAACAACATA-3′
IL-17a forward	5′-CAAACACTGAGGCCAAGGAC-3′
IL-17a reverse	5′-CGTGGAACGGTTGAGGTAGTC-3′
Sox9 forward	5′-GAGCCGGATCTGAAGATGGA-3′
Sox9 reverse	5′-GCTTGACGTGTGGCTTGTTC-3′
Col2 forward	5′-ACCTTGGACGCCATGAAA-3′
Col2 reverse	5′-GTGGACAGTAGACGGAGGAA-3′
Aggrecan forward	5′-CCTGCTACTTCATCGACCCC-3′
Aggrecan reverse	5′-AGATGCTGTTGACTCGAACCT-3′
T-bet forward	5′-AGCAAGGACGGCGAATGTT-3′
T-bet reverse	5′-GGGTGGACATATAAGCGGTTC-3′
hnRNP-A/B forward	5′-CAGGGTAGTTGAGCCAAAACG-3′
hnRNP-A/B reverse	5′-TTCCAGACTGCCTATCGGTAA-3′