Table 1.
Sequences of Primers and Conditions Used in Reverse Transcriptase Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction.
| Target Gene | Primer Forward | Primer Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| GAPDH | CTCTGCTCCTCCTGTTCGAC | ACGACCAAATCCGTTGACTC |
| ACAN | CCTCCCCTTCACGTGTAAAA | GCTCCGCTTCTGTAGTCTGC |
| COL2A1 | GTGTCAGGGCCAGGATGT | TCCCAGTGTCACAGACACAGAT |
| COL1A1 | GGGATTCCCTGGACCTAAAG | GGAACACCTCGCTCTCCAG |
| SOX9 | TACCCGCACTTGCACAAC | TCTCGCTCTCGTTCAGAAGTC |
| SOX5 | TTTACCTCAGGAGTTTGAAAGGA | GCTTGTCACCATGGCTACCT |
| SOX6 | TCAAAGGCAATTTACCAGTGATT | GGCTTGCTTGGAAGACATTC |
| MMP3 | CAAAACATATTTCTTTGTAGAGGACAA | TTCAGETATTCGCTTGGGAAA |
| MMP13 | TTTCCTCCTGGGCCAAAT | GCAACAAGAAACAAGTTGTAGCC |