Table 1. Sequences of primer sets used for qRT-PCR.

Gene	Upper primer	Lower primer	Annealing °C	Size (bp)
GAPDH	5′- GTGTCCCCACCCCTAACG -3′	5′- AGTGTAGCCCAGGATGCC -3′	55.1	131
CD44	5′- TTTATGACAGCCGACGAG -3′	5′- AAAAGACCCGAATGAAGC -3′	52.4	169
CD73	5′- CATTCTTCTCAACAGCAG -3′	5′- ATAGCATCACAAATCAGG -3′	48.0	183
CD90	5′- TTCACCACCAAGGACGAG -3′	5′- CAGCAGAGGCAGGGACAG -3′	56.3	180
CD105	5′- CTGCCTTTGTGCGGTTGG -3′	5′- CTTTCGGGGTCCTTCAGC -3′	57.1	193
CD146	5′- AAAGGAGAGGAAGGTGTG -3′	5′- ATTCAGGATGCTCAGGAC -3′	51.4	151
OCN	5′- AACGGTGCTGGAGACTGG -3′	5′- ACCTCACTGCCCTCTTGC -3′	58.1	196
PPARg	5′- TTAGATGACAGCGACTTG -3′	5′- GTAGGAGTGGGTGAAGAC -3′	50.8	274
Col2a1	5′- TCAAGTCCCTCAACAACC -3′	5′- ATCCAGTAGTCTCCGCTC -3′	53.5	124