Table 1.

Primer sequence.

Name	Primer Sequence
Mouse beta-2 microglobulin	5′-CATGGCTCGCTCGGTGACC-3′
	5′- AATGTGAGGCGGGTGGAACTG-3′
Mouse collagen 2 alpha	5′-CAAGGCCCCCGAGGTGACAAA-3′
	5′-GGGGCCAGGGATTCCATTAGAGC-3′
Mouse collagen 10 alpha	5′-CATAAAGGGCCCACTTGCTA-3′
	5′-TGGCTGATATTCCTGGTGGT-3′
Mouse aggrecan	5′-AGAACCTTCGCTCCAATGACTC-3′
	5′-AGGGTGTAGCGTGTGGAAATAG-3′
Mouse Sry-related HMG box 9 (SOX9)	5′-CCACGGAACAGACTCACATCTCTC-3′
	5′-CTGCTCAGTTCACCGATGTCCACG-3′
Mouse hypoxia-inducible factors 1 alpha (HIF1α)	5′-TGCTCATCAGTTGCCACTTC-3′
	5′-TGGGCCATTTCTGTGTGTAA-3′
Mouse hypoxia-inducible factors 2 alpha (HIF2α)	5′-TGAGTTGGCTCATGAGTTGC-3′
	5′-CTCACGGATCTCCTCATGGT-3′
Mouse alkaline phosphatase (ALP)	5′-AACCCAGACACAAGCATTCC-3′
	5′-GAGACATTTTCCCGTTCACC-3′
Mouse matrix metalloproteinases 13 (MMP13)	5′-AGGCCTTCAGAAAAGCCTTC-3′
	5′-TCCTTGGAGTGATCCAGACC-3′
Human B2M	5′-GACTTGTCTTTCAGCAAGGA-3′
	5′-ACAAAGTCACATGGTTCACA-3′
Human collagen 2 alpha	5′-CGTCCAGATGACCTTCCTACG-3′
	5′-TGAGCAGGGCCTTCTTGAG-3′
Human aggrecan	5′-AGAATCCACCACCACCAG-3′
	5′-ATGCTGGTGCTGATGACA-3′
Human SOX9	5′-TGGGCAAGCTCTGGAGACTTC-3′
	5′-ATCCGGGTGGTCCTTCTTGTG-3′