Table 1.
Primers used for RT-PCR
| Amplified gene product | Primers | Base pairs | Reference |
| ADAMTS-5 | S: GGCATCATTCATGTGACAC AS: GCATCGTAGGTCTGTCCTG |
364 | |
| MMP-3 | S: GAAAGTCTGGGAAGAGGTGACTCCAC AS: CAGTGTTGGCTGAGTGAAAGAGACCC |
284 | |
| Osteocalcin | S: CATGAGAGCCCTCACA AS: AGAGCGACACCCTAGAC |
310 | [48] |
| Alkaline phosphatase | S: TGCAGTACGAGCTGAACAG AS: TGAAGACGTGGGAATGGTC |
267 | |
| Type I collagen α1 chain | S: CCGAAGGTTCCCCTGGACGA AS: CGCCCTGTTCGCCTGTCTCA |
252 | |
| 18S | S: GAATCAGGGTTCGATTCCG AS: CCAAGATCCAACTACGAGC |
279 | [29] |
S, sense; AS, antisense.