Table 1.

Primer sequences used for RT-PCR

Gene	Primer name	Sequence
GAPDH	GAPDH-F	CCATCAACGACCCCTTCATT
	GAPDH-R	ATTCTCAGCCTTGACTGTGC
MMP-3	MMP-3-F	AAAGAACCCGCTGAGAGCAG
	MMP-3-R	AACCTCCATGCCAGCATCTT
MMP-13	MMP-13-F	CCCTGGAGCCCTGATGTTT
	MMP-13-R	CTCTGGTGTTTTGGGGTGCT
ADAMTS-4	ADAMTS-4-F	CGTTCCGCTCCTGTAACACT
	ADAMTS-4-R	TTGAAGAGGTCGGTTCGGTG
Aggrecan	Aggrecan-F	GCCTGCAAGGGAAATGTGTG
	Aggrecan-R	GGCGGAAAGATTTGCCGTTAG
Collagen II	Collagen-II-F	GACCTCCGGCTCCTGCTCCTCTTAG
	Collagen-II-R	GACAGCACTCGCCCTCCCGTTTTTG
TIMP	TIMP-F	ATAGTGCTGGCTGTGGGGTGTG
	TIMP-R	TGATCGCTCTGGTAGCCCTTCTC

All sequences are given in 5’-3’ direction.