Table 1.

Primers used in realtime-PCR to measure the mRNA expression of MMP-9, MMP-13 and EMMPRIN

Primer for realtime-PCR
Genes	Forward (5’-3’)	Reverse (5’-3’)
MMP-9	TGACGCCGCTCACCTTCACT	CGCGCCATCTGCGTTTCCAA
MMP-13	CATTTGATGGGCCCTCTGGCCTGC	GTTTAGGGTTGGGGTCTTCATCTC
EMMPRIN	TTGGAGGTTGTAGGACCGGCGA	TGGGACCCTGCCCTTCAAACCA
GAPDH	CCGCATCTTCTTTTGCGTCGCC	TCTCAGCCTTGACGGTGCCA