Table 2.

Real-time PCR primers employed in the study

Gene	forward primer	backward primer
c-fos	5′-AGGCCCAGTGGCTCAGAGA-3′	5′-CCAGTCTGCTGCATAGAAGGAA-3′
egr1	5′-TCCGTTCCACCTGCTTTCC-3′	5′-GGAGAAAAGGTCCTGTCATG-3′
atf3	5′-CGAAGACTGGAGCAAAATGATG-3′	5′-CAGGTTAGCAAAATCCTCAAATAC-3′
col 1α1	5′- AAACTCCCTCCACCCCAATCT -3′	5′- TTTGGGTTGTTCGTCTGTTTCC -3′
bmp2	5′-ACACAGGGACACACCAACCAT-3′	5′-TGTGACCAGCTGTGTTCATCTTG-3′
osteopontin	5′-ACACTTTCACTCCAATCGTCC-3′	5′-TGCCCTTTCCGTTGTTGTCC-3′
osteocalcin	5′-CCGGGAGCAGTGTGAGCTTA-3′	5′-AGGCGGTCTTCAAGCCATACT-3′
bsp	5′-ACCCCAAGCACAGACTTTTGA-3′	5′-CTTTCTGCATCTCCAGCCTTCT-3′
gapdh	5′- TGCACCACCAACTGCTTAG -3′	5′- GGATGCAGGGATGATGTTC -3′