TABLE 1.

Oligonucleotide primers used for real-time PCR

Gene name	Symbol	Assay ID*
Interleukin 1 beta	IL1-β	Mm00434228
Interleukin 6	IL-6	Mm99999064
Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1	CXCL1	Mm04207460
Matrix metalloproteinase 1	MMP-1	Mm00473493
Matrix metalloproteinase 3	MMP-3	Mm00440295
Matrix metalloproteinase 8	MMP-8	Mm00439509
Matrix metalloproteinase 9	MMP-9	Mm00442991
Matrix metalloproteinase 13	MMP-13	Mm00439491
Beta-2-microglobulin	B2M	Mm00437762

^*Identification number from Life Technologies (www.lifetechnologies.com).