Table 1.

Primer Sequences for Marker Genes of Articular Chondrocytes

Primer name	Sequences
Mmp-9 forward	5′-TGAATCAGCTGGCTTTTGTG-3′
Mmp-9 reverse	5′-ACCTTCCAGTAGGGGCAACT-3′
Mmp-13 forward	5′-TTTGAGAACACGGGGAAGA-3′
Mmp-13 reverse	5′-ACTTTGTTGCCAATTCCAGG-3′
Aggrecan forward	5′-AGGACCTGGTAGTGCGAGTG-3′
Aggrecan reverse	5′-GCGTGTGGCGAAGAA-3′
Bmp2 forward	5′-GCTTTTCTCGTTTGTGGA GC-3′
Bmp2 reverse	5′-TGGAAGTGGCCCATTTAGAG-3′
Bmp4 forward	5′-GAGGAGGAGGAAGAGCAGAG-3′
Bmp4 reverse	5′-TGGGATGTTCTCCAGATGTT-3′
Bmp6 forward	5′-CTCAGAAGAAGGTTGGCTGG-3′
Bmp6 reverse	5′-ACCTCGCTCACCTTGAAGAA-3′
Gdf5 forward	5′-TCCTTCCTGCTGAAGAAGACCA-3′
Gdf5 reverse	5′-TAAAGCTGGTGATGGTGTTGGC-3′
Col1a1 forward	5′-GCATGGCCAAGAAGACATCC-3′
Col1a1 reverse	5′-CCTCGGGTTTCCACGTCTC-3′
Col2a1 forward	5′-CCACACCAAATTCCTGTTCA-3′
Col2a1 reverse	5′-ACTGGTAAGTGGGGCAAGAC-3′
Col10a1 forward	5′-ACCCCAAGGACCTAAAGGAA-3′
Col10a1 reverse	5′-CCCCAGGATACCCTGTTTTT-3′
Osteocalcin forward	5′-AGGGAGGATCAAGTCCCG-3′
Osteocalcin reverse	5′-GAACAGACTCCGGCGCTA-3′
Alp forward	5′-TCCTGACCAAAAACCTCAAAGG-3′
Alp reverse	5′-TCGTTCATGCAGAGCCTGC-3′
Vegf forward	5′-CCTTGCTGCTCAACCTCCAC-3′
Vegf reverse	5′-CACACAGGATGGCTTGAAGA-3′