Table I.

Sequences of the primers used for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Genes	Forward primer	Reverse primer
Actin	TGAAGTGTGACGTGGACATC	GGAGGAGCAATGATCTTGAT
ARC	ACAGCCTTGGGAAGTGAGAC	GTCCAGAGAGAAGCCAGACAA
OCN	GCGAGACATCAAGGAGAAGC	CCAATAAAGGAAGGCTGGAA
ALP	TCAAGCCAAACACAAACAGC	GGAGCCACAATCCAGTCATT
BSP	AAGGACGCTGGGAAATCTGT	GGGCATCTCGTTGTCTGAGT
Runx2	GAAGAGGAGGAGGAAGAAGAGG	TCCATAGCCCAGTGTTGTAGC

ARC, apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain; OCN, osteocalcin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BSP, bone sialoprotein; Runx2, runt-related transcription factor 2.