Table 1.

Primers Used in Real-Time RT-PCR Analysis of Gene Expression

Gene	Forward (5′–3′)	Reverse (5′–3′)
Aggrecnn	AAGAATCAAGTGGAGCCGTGTGTC	TGAGACCTTGTCCTGATAGGCACT
Verslcan	GCGGAGACCAGTGTGAACTTGATT	ACATAACTTGGAAGGCAGAGGCAC
Col la 2	GGAAACAGACAAGCAACCCAAACT	GGTCATGTTCGGTTGGTCAAAGATAA
Col 2a 1	ATGACAATCTGGCTCCCAAC	GAACCTGCTATTGCCCTCTG
Col 8a 1	CCTGGGTCAGCAAGIACCTC	TTGTTCCCCTCGTAAACTGG
Col 15	GCCTTCCTTGACATTGCTGAAGA	CTCCGTTGGACATAGAGAGGGTT
MMP-1	CCCAAAAGCGTGTGACAGTA	GAGCTCAACTTCCGGGTAGA
MMP-3	CAAGGAGGCAGGCAAGACAGC	GCCACGCACAGCAACAGTAGG
TIMP-1	TGGCTTCTGGCATCCTGTTGTTG	CGCTGGTATAAGGTGGTCTGGTTG
IGF-1	AGCTGGTGGATGCTCTTCAGTT	GAAGCAGCACTCATCCACGAT
TGF-IS	AAGGGCTACCACGCCAACTT	CCGGGTTGTGCTGGTTGTAC