Table 1.

Primers for the target genes.

Gene	Primers (5′ to 3′)	Strand	Product size (bp)	Reference
18s	CGGACAGGATTGACAGATTGATAGC	+	118	X00640.1
	TGCCAGAGTCTCGTTCGTTATCG	−
MMP-1	TGTTCAGTGGTGATGTTCAGTTAGC	+	161	M25663.1
	TATTTCTCCCCGAATTGTGGTTATAGC	−
MMP-3	AATGGACAAAGGATACAACAGGAACC	+	162	M25664.1
	CATCATCTTGAGAAAGGCGGAACC	−
MMP-13	TGAGATCATACTACCATCCTCTGAATCC	+	123	AF059201.1
	CAAGTTTGCCTGTCACCTCTAAGC	−
ADAMTS-4	GCACTGACCTCTTCAAGAACTTCC	+	131	AF247707
	TGGTTCCAGCAACGTAGTAGTAGC	−
ADAMTS-5	CTTCCACTAAGTAGTCCATGTAGATTGC	+	96	AF247708
	GGTCATTCCGATGTGGATTGC	−
COMP	GACTTCCGGGCCTTCCAGAC	+	115	S83370.1
	GGTCGCTGTTCATGGTCTGC	−
COL10A1	GGAGAGCCAGGGTTGCCAG	+	91	AF325902.1
	GTCCTCTCTCCCCTTGTTTTCC	−
COL1A2	TAAGAGCTCCAAGGCCAAGA	+	152	XM_001161595.1
	TGTTCTGAGAGGCGTGATTG	−
COL2A1	GGTGTGAGTCCAACGCCCCGCCC	+	95	NM_001195668.1
	GTTTGACACGGAGTAGCACCATC	−