Table 1.

The nucleotide sequences of forward and reverse primer sets for mouse genes

Host	Gene	Primer	Sequence
Mouse	MMP-3	Forward	5′-TAG CAG GTT ATC CTA AAA GCA-3′
		Reverse	5′-CCA GCT ATT GCT CTT CAA T-3′
	MMP-13	Forward	5′-CAT CCA TCC CGT GAC CTT AT-3′
		Reverse	5′-GCA TGA CTC TCA CAA TGC GA-3′
	β-Actin	Forward	5′-CCA GCC AGC CAC CAT CGC TC-3′
		Reverse	5′-TGA CCT TGG CCA GGG GTG CA-3′