TABLE 1.

Primers for the target genes and housekeeping gene used for semi-quantitative PCR

Species	Gene	Primer sequence
Rat	MMP-2	fwd 5′-GCA CCG TCG CCC ATC A-3′ rev 5′-GTC TCG ATG GTG TTC TGG TCA A-3′
	TIMP-2	fwd 5″-CAG CCC TAC GAA CCC ACA GA-3′ rev 5′-GCT TGG GAA CCT TGA GAG TGA T-3′
	MT1-MMP	fwd 5′-ATT TCC CAG GCC CCA ATA TC-3′ rev 5′-GAA GTT CTC GGT GTC CAT CCA-3′
Bovine	MMP-2	fwd 5′-CTT CCC CCG CCA GCC CAA GTG GG-3′ rev 5′-GGT GAA CAG GGC TTC ATG GGG GC-3′
	TIMP-2	fwd 5′-CCT CCT GCT GGG GAC GCT GC-3′ rev 5′-AGT CCT GGT GGC CTG ACG GG-3′
	MT1-MMP	fwd 5′-AAC ATC AAA GTC TGG GAA GG-3′ rev 5′-GTC TCC TCC TCA GTC CCC TC-3′
Human	MMP-2	fwd 5′-CTG CTG AAG GAC ACA CTA AAG AAG A-3′ rev 5′-TTG CCA TCC TTC TCA AAG TTG TGA G-3′
	TIMP-2	fwd 5-AAA CGA CAT TTA TGG CAA CCC TAT C-3′ rev 5′-ACA GGA GCC GTC ACT TCT CTT GAT G-3′