Table 1.
rtPCR primer sets for gene expression measurements
| Symbol | Forward primer | Reverse primer |
|---|---|---|
| ADAMTS4 | GGTCATGTCTTCAACATGCTCC | AGGATCCACATGAGCCATCAC |
| COL1A1 | TGGAGAGTACTGGATTGACCCC | TGCAGAAGACTTTGATGGCATC |
| COL2A1 | TGGGTGTTCTATTTATTTATTGTCTTCCT | GCGTTGGACTCACACCAGTTAGT |
| COX2 | ACCAACATGATGTTTGCATTCTTT | GGTCCCCGCTTAAGATCTGTCT |
| EGR1 | TGACCGCAGAGTCTTTTCCT | TGGGTTGGTCATGCTCACTA |
| KRT19 | GCAGTCACAGCTGAGCATGAA | TCCGTTTCTGCCAGTGTGTCT |
| MMP3 | TGATGAACAATGGACAAAGGATACA | TTTCATGAGCAGCAACGAGAA |
| SOX9 | AGTACCCGCACCTGCACAAC | CGCTTCTCGCTCTCGTTCAG |
| T | CCACCTGCAAATCCTCATCCT | TTGGAGAATTGTTCCGATGAG |
| TNFα | TCAATCGGCCCGACTATCTC | CAGGGCAATGATCCCAAAGT |
| VCAN | TCCCTCACTGTGGTCAAG | GTGTGTACCTGCTGGTTG |
| βACT | CCTGGCACCCAGCACAAT | GCCGATCCACACGGAGTACT |
| CYCLO | CCTGCTTCCACCGGATCAT | CGTTGTGGCGCGTAAAGTC |
| EIF2B1 | TGTCAGGTAAGAAAATGGCCAAA | TGTAGCCGACAGCAGCATCT |
| MRPL19 | CGCCGAAACCGGTCATC | TCCCCTTCGAGGAATGAATTC |