Table 2.

Primers for quantitative real-time PCR

Name	Sense primer (5′-3′)	Antisense primer (5′-3′)
β-actin	GGACTTCGAGCAAGAGATGG	TGTGTTGGCGTACAGGTCTTTG
IL-6	CTGCGCAGCTTTAAGGAGTTC	CAATCTGAGGTGCCCATGCTA
IL-8	GTGCAGAGGGTTGTGGAGAAGTTT	TCACTGGCATCTTCACTGATTCTTG
IL-1β	CCAGCTACGAATCTCCGACC	CATGGCCACAACAACTGACG
TNF-α	GCTAAGAGGGAGAGAAGCAACTACA	GAAGAGGCTGAGGAACAAGCA
MMP-3	TTTCCAGGGATTGACTCAAAGA	AAGTGCCCATATTGTGCCTTC
MMP-13	TCCTGGGCCAAATTATGGAG	TTGCCGGTGTAGGTGTAGATAGGAA
RANKL	ACCAGCATCAAAATCCCAAG	CCCCAAAGTATGTTGCATCC
NF-κB	ATGTGGAGATCATTGAGCAGC	CCTGGTCCTGTGTAGCCATT
ERK	CTACACGCAGTTGCAGTACAT	CAGCAGGATCTGGATCTCCC
p38	CCCGAGCGTTACCAGAACC	TCGCATGAATGATGGACTGAAAT

MMP: matrix metalloproteinase; RANKL, receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand; ERK, extracellular signal-regulated kinase.