Table I.

Primers and sequences for real-time PCR analysis

	Forward primer	Reverse primer
Alk5	5′-CATCAGGGTCTGGATCAGGTT-3′	5′-GTAACACAATGGTCCTGGCAA-3′
Serpine1	5′-TTCAGCCCTTGCTTGCCTC-3′	5′-ACACTTTTACTCCGAAGTCGGT-3′
Mmp13	5′-CTTCTTCTTGTTGAGCTGGACTC-3′	5′-CTGTGGAGGTCACTGTAGACT-3′
Adamts5	5′-GGAGCGAGGCCATTTACAAC-3′	5′-CGTAGACAAGGTAGCCCACTTT-3′
Aggrecan	5′-CCTGCTACTTCATCGACCCC-3′	5′-AGATGCTGTTGACTCGAACCT-3′
Col2	5′-CTGGTGGAGCAGCAAGAGCAA-3′	5′-CAGTGGACAGTAGACGGAGGAAAG-3′
Col10	5′-ACCCCAAGGACCTAAAGGAA-3′	5′-CCCCAGGATACCCTGTTTTT-3′
Cyclophilin A	5′-CGAGCTCTGAGCACTGGAGA-3′	5′-TGGCGTGTAAAGTCACCACC-3′