Table I.

Primer sequences for different genes.

COL II	F: 5′-ACGAAGCGGCTGGCAACCTCA-3′
	R: 5′-CCCTCGGCCCTCATCTCTACATCA-3′
COX-2	F: 5′-TTCCAATCCATGTCAAAACCGT-3′
	R: 5′-AGTCCGGGTACAGTCACACTT-3′
MMP-13	F: 5′-TGTTTGCAGAGCACTACTTGAA-3′
	R: 5′-CAGTCACCTCTAAGCCAAAGAAA-3′
GAPDH	F: 5′-AGGTCGGTGTGAACGGATTTG-3′
	R: 5′-GGGGTCGTTGATGGCAACA-3′

COL, collagen; COX, cyclooxygenase; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase.