Table 1. qPCR primer sequences.

Gene	Primer Seq. (5′→3′)	NCBI Reference No.	Annealing Tm
18S rRNA	F: CGGCTACCACATCCAAGGAA R: GCTGGAATTACCGCGGCT	NR_003286.2	60°C
MMP1	F: AGTGACTGGGAAACCAGATGCTGA R: GCTCTTGGCAAATCTGGCGTGTAA	NM_002421.3	60 °C
MMP3	F: GCGTGGATGCCGCATATGAAGTTA R: AAACCTAGGGTGTGGATGCCTCTT	NM_002422.3	60 °C
MMP13	F:ACCCTGGAGCACTCATGTTTCCTA R:TGGCATCAAGGGATAAGGAAGGGT	NM_002427.3	60 °C
ADAMTS4	F: ACTGGGCTACTACTATGTGCTGGA R: CTTCTTCTTGGAGCCAATGATGCG	NM_005099.4	60 °C
ADAMTS5	F:CTGTGACGGCATCATTGGCTCAAA R:TTCAGGAATCCTCACCACGTCAGT	NM_007038.3	60 °C
INOS	F: ATCACACGCCCACAGAGATCCA R:GCTTCAGGCTGTTGAGCCATGT	NM_000625.4	55 °C
TLR2	F: AAACGTTAACAATCCGGAGGCTGC R: TGTTGTGAAAGTAAACAAGGAACCAG	NM_003264.3	60 °C
IL1B	F: ATGACCTGAGCACCTTCTTTCCCT R: GCATCGTGCACATAAGCCTCGTTA	NM_000576.2	55 °C
IL6	F: AAGCCAGAGCTGTGCAGATGAGTA R: TTCGTCAGCAGGCTGGCATTTGT	NM_000600.3	60 °C
IL8	F: TCTTGGCAGCCTTCCTGATTTCTG R: GGGTGGAAAGGTTTGGAGTATGTC	NM_000584.3	60 °C
IL4	F: GCCTCACATTGTCACTGCAAATCG R: AGGTGATATCGCACTTGTGTCCGT	NM_000589.2	60 °C
IL10	F: TTAAGGGTTACCTGGGTTGCCAAG R: AGTTCACATGCGCCTTGATGTCTG	NM_000572.2	60 °C