Table 1.

PCR primer sets to detect MMP molecules

mRNA target	Primers	Product length
MMP-1	Forward: 5′-CGACTCTAGAAACACAAGAGCAAGA-3′	787 bp
	Reverse: 5′-AAGGTTAGCTTACTGTCACACGCTT-3′
MMP-2	Forward: 5′-CAGCCTGGGACTGCCCCCTGAT-3′	400 bp
	Reverse: 5′-CAGGCCCCTCCGGGTCCTTCTC-3′
MMP-3	Forward: 5′-GAACAATGGACAAAGGATACAACA-3′	719 bp
	Reverse: 5′-TTCTTCAAAAACAGCATCAATCTT-3′
MMP-9	Forward: 5′-GCATCGCGGAGATTGGGAACC-3′	398 bp
	Reverse: 5′-CGGGGAACATCCGGTCCACCTC-3′
MMP-10	Forward: 5′-ACTCTACAACTCATTCACAGAGCT-3′	408 bp
	Reverse: 5′-CTTGGATAACCTGCTTGTACCTCAT-3′
MMP-11	Forward: 5′-GAGCAGGTGCGGCAGACGA-3′	350 bp
	Reverse: 5′-CGAAAGGTGTAGAAGGCGGACA-3′
MMP-12	Forward: 5′-TTTGTTCCTCACTGCTGTTCAC-3′	780 bp
	Reverse: 5′-CTAACAACCAAACCAGCTATTGC-3′
MMP-13	Forward: 5′-CATCACCATTCAAGATGCATCCAGGGGTC-3′	718 bp
	Reverse: 5′-TCCTTGGAGTGGTCAAGACCTAA-3′
MMP-19	Forward: 5′-ACCATGAACTGCCAGCAGCTGTGGCTGGGC-3′	482 bp
	Reverse: 5′-CCATGGAAGGAGAGGCGGATGTCAGCCGC-3′
MMP-28	Forward: 5′-CCAGCCCGCGGAGCGCGGA-3′	787 bp
	Reverse: 5′-CCCATACAGGCTCTGCACGGCCAGC-3′