Table 1.

Primer sequences for RT-PCR.

Gene	Primer sequence (forward/reverse)	T (annealing)	Cycles
OPG	5′-TCCTGGCACCTACCTAAAACAGCA-3′  5′-CTACACTCTCGGCATTCACTTTGG-3′	57	35
RANKL	5′-ATGATGGAAGGCTCATGGTTG-3′  5′-TGTTGGCGTACAGGTAATAGAA-3′	60	35
M-CSF	5′-AAGCAGTAACTGAGCAACGGG-3′  5′-CCCATATTGCGACACCGAA-3′	59	30
IL-6	5′-GAAATGAGAAAAGAGTTGTGC-3′  5′-ATTGGAAATTGGGGTAGGAAG-3′	56	35
β-actin	5′-TGGAATCCTGTGGCATCCATGAAAC-3′  5′-TAAAACGCAGCTCAGTAACAGTCCG-3′	61	30