Table 1.

Specific primers sequences used and product size used for quantitative PCR

Primer	Forward Sequence	Reverse Sequence	Product Size
GAPDH	5’-TCCCTGCTTCTACTGGTGCT-3’	5’-TGAGCTTGACAAAGTGGTCG-3’	315
Collagen II	5’-TGTTCTGAGAGGTCTTCCTGGCAA-3’	5’-CAGGAGCTCCAGCTTCACCA-3’	200
Aggrecan	5’-AGCCTGAGGAGCCCTTTACATTTG-3’	5’-ACACTGCTCGTAGCCTGCTTC-3’	361
Decorin	5’-TGCCCAAAACTCTTCAGGAGC-3’	5’-GGTATCAGCAATGCGGATGTAGG-3’	188
CD44	5’-TACAGCATCTTCCACACCCAC-3’	5’-GTTTGCCTCACCTTCTTGACTCC-3’	195
Collagen IIA	5’-TCTGCAGAATGGGCAGAGGTATA-3’	5’-TTTGGGTCCTACAATATCCTTGATG-3’	253
COMP	5’-TCATGTGGAAGCAGATGGAG-3’	5’-TAGGAACCAGCGGTAGGATG-3’	224
iNOS	5’-GCACTCACCTATTTCCTGGACATC-3’	5’-ATGTGGGGCTGTTGGTGA-3’	157
Perlecan	5’-TCGCTCCATCGAGTACAGCC-3’	5’-GCAGGCTCTTGGGAACTGGGG-3’	324