Table 1.

Quantitative PCR primer sequences

Gene	Forward Primer	Reverse Primer
Full-length MMP-2	5′-GACCTCTGCGGGTTCTCTGC-3′	5′-TTGCAACTCTCCTTGGGGCAGC-3′
NTT-MMP-2	5′-GGCTCTGGAGCATGACCGCTT-3′	5′-TTGCAACTCTCCTTGGGGCAGC-3′
β2-Microglobulin	5′-TAAGCATGCCAGTATGGCCG-3′	5′-AGAAGTAGCCACAGGGTTGG-3′

MMP-2, matrix metalloproteinases-2; NTT, NH₂-terminus truncated.