Table I.

Real-time PCR primers

Target	Primer sequence (forward/reverse)(5’-3’)
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase	GGT ATC GTG GAA CTC AT
	ACC ACC TGG TGC TCA GTG TA
MMP-13	GGC TCC GAG AAA TGC AGT CTT TCT T
	ATC AAA TGG GTA GAA GTC GCC ATG C
Aggrecan	TCC ACA AGG GAG AGA GGG TA
	GTA GGT GGT GGC TAG GAC GA
Sox6	CTT ACT CGG CCA GAA GAT GC
	ATT GGT CGC TTA ATG TGT GG
Collagen type 1	CAG CCG CTT CAC CTA CAG C
	TTT TGT ATT CAA TCA CTG TCT TGC C 3
Collagen type 2	GGC AAT AGC AGG TTC ACG TAC A
	CGA TAA CAG TCT TGC CCC ACT T
Interleukin-18R1	ACG CCG AGT TTG AAG ATC AGG GGT
	CCC TGG GCA AAA TCT CCA CAG CA