Table 1.

Primers used for Q-PCR analysis

Gene Name	Primer sequence (5′- 3′)		Reference or GenBank Accession number
Fibromodulin	Forward	GAG CCT CTG CTC ATC CTT TG	[15]
	Reverse	CTG GTT TGG CTT TTG TGG AT
Osteoglycin	Forward	TGA TGC TGT ACC ACC ATT GC	[16]
	Reverse	ATT CCA GGT CGT TAT GGT CC
Procollagen C-proteinase enhancer protein	Forward	CTG AGC ACC AGT TTT GTG GG	NM 008788
	Reverse	CCA GCC TCT TTG AGT CGT CA
Procollagen, type I, alpha 2	Forward	CTG CTG GAG TCA AGG GTG AT	NM 007743
	Reverse	CTG TCT CCT TGC TTG CCA GT
Thrombomodulin	Forward	ATG CGT GGA GCA TGA GTG	[17]
	Reverse	CTG GCA TCG AGG AAG GTC
Growth differentiation factor 10	Forward	GGT GGA CTT CGC AGA CAT CG	NM 173404
	Reverse	GAT GGT GGC ATG GTT GGA TG
Insulin-like growth factor 2	Forward	CGC TTC AGT TTG TCT GTT CGG	[18]
	Reverse	TGG GTG GTA ACA CGA TCA GG
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2	Forward	GGC GCG GGT ACC TGT GAA AA	[18]
	Reverse	TCT CCT GCT GCT CGT TGT AG
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 4	Forward	CCA TCC AGG AAA GCC TGC AG	[18]
	Reverse	TGG AAG TTG CCG TTG CGG TCA CAG
Gapdh	Forward	TGC CGC CTG GAG AAA CCTG C	[14]
	Reverse	TGA GAG CAA TGC CAG CCC CA