Table 1.

Primer sequences for real-time RT-PCR.

Gene	Forward Primer Sequence (5′ → 3′)	Reverse Primer Sequence (5′ → 3′)
β-actin	TGT TAC CAA CTG GGA CGA CA	CTG GGT CAT C TT TTC ACG GT
col2a1	ACT GGT AAG TGG GGC AAG AC	CCA CAC CAA ATT CCT GTT CA
colX	ACC CCA AGG ACC TAA AGG AA	CCC CAG GAT ACC CTG TTT TT
Alk Phos	CCC ATA CAG CAG AGC ACT CA	CCT GAG CCA GTA AGA CCG AG
MMP13	TTT GAG AAC ACG GGG AAG AC	ACT TTG TTG CCA ATT CCA GG
EP1	TAC ATG GGA TGC TCG AAA CA	TTT TAA GCC CGT GTG GGT AG
EP2	ATG CTC CTG CTG CTT ATC GT	TAA TGG CCA GGA GAA TGA GG
EP3	GGA TCA TGT GTG TGC TGT CC	AAC TGG AGA CAG CG T TTG CT
EP4	CCA TCG CCA CAT ACA TGA AG	TGC ATA GAT GGC GAA GAG TG