Table 1. Sequences and accession numbers for forward (FOR) and reverse (REV) primers used in real-time RT-PCR.

Gene	Sequences for primers	Accession No.
Runx2	FOR: TCCCCGGGAACCAAGAAG	NM_053470.1
	REV: GGTCAGAGAACAAACTAGGTTTAGA
BSP	FOR: CCGGCCACGCTACTTTCTT	J04215.1
	REV: TGGACTGGAAACCGTTTCAGA
Osteopontin	FOR: CTGGCAGTGGTTTGCTTTTG	AB001382
	REV: CCACTTTCACCGGGAGACA
Type 1 collagen	FOR: CGATGGCGTGCTATGCAA	Z78279
	REV: TCGCCCTCCCGTTTTTG
Osterix	FOR: CATCTAACAGGAGGATTTTGGTTTG	NM_053470
	REV: AAGCCTTTGCCCACCTACTTTT
Osteocalcin	FOR: AAGCCCAGCGACTCTGAGTCT	NM_013414.1
	REV: AGGTAGCGCCGGAGTCTATTC
SMAD1	FOR: CTTCTTAGTTTGAAGTCCAGAAGAG	NM_005900
	REV: CCACTCGTGCTCCCACA
SMAD2	FOR: CACGCTAGGAAAACAGCCTC	NM_005901
	REV: TCGGAAGAGGAAGGAACAAA
Akt1	FOR: TGAAGGTGCCATCATTCTTG	NM_005163
	REV: ATGAGCGACGTGGCTATTGT
MAPK14(p38a)	FOR: TGGAGAGCTTCTTCACTGCC	NM_139013
	REV: CGAGCGTTACCAGAACCTGT
TEK(Tie2)	FOR: TTTCGGCATCAGACACAAGA	NM_013690
	REV: CCGGCTTAGTTCTCTGTGGA
ITGA3 (integrin α3)	FOR: CTGGCAGTGGTTTGCTTTTG	NM_013565
	REV: AGACTGAGCGACAACAGCG
ITGB1 (integrin β1)	FOR: CAGTCCAATCCAGAAAATTGG	NM_002211
	REV: GAGTCGCGGAACAGCAG
Ets-1	FOR: TGAGGGGACACAGGTACACA	NM_011808
	REV: ATCTCGAGCTTTTCCCTTCC
GAPD	FOR: AATGAAGGGGTCATTGATGG	NM_002046
	REV: AAGGTGAAGGTCGGAGTCAA
Dmp1	FOR: CCCAAAGGAACACAAGGAGA	NM_016779
	REV: TTCGCTGAGGTTTTGACCTT
BSP	FOR: TGAAGAGTCACTGCCTCCCT	NM_008318
	REV: GTCTTTAAGTACCGGCCACG
OC (bglap1)	FOR: CAAGCAGGGTTAAGCTCACA	NM_007541
	REV: GGTAGTGAACAGACTCCGGC
Aggrecan	FOR: CCCTCAGAGTCACAAAGACCA	NM_007424
	REV: TTCGCAGGGATAAAGGACTG
Col2a1	FOR: GCAAGATGAGGGCTTCCATA	NM_031163
	REV: CTACGGTGTCAGGGCCAG
Col10a1	FOR: ACCAGGAATGCCTTGTTCTC	NM_009925
	REV: CATAAAGGGCCCACTTGCTA