Table 1.

Primer sequences utilized for real time RT-PCR evaluation of gene expression.

	Forward	Reverse
Collagen type 2	5′ CCG ATC CCC TGC AGT ACA TG 3′	5′ TGC TCT CGA TCT GGT TGT TCA 3′
SOX9	5′ CTG AAG GGC TAC GAC TGG AC 3′	5′ TAC TGG TCT GCC AGC TTC CT 3′
MMP1	5′-CTC CCT TGG ACT CAC TCA TTC TA-3	5′-AGA ACA TCA CCT CTC CCC TAA AC-3′
MMP2	5′-TGG GGG AGA TTC TCA CTT TG 3′	5′CCA TCA GCG TTC CCA TAC TT 3′
MMP3	5′ TGG GAA GCC AGT GGA AAT G 3′	5′CCA TGC AAT GGG TAG GAT GAG 3′
MMP9	5′ TGC TCC TGG CTC TAG GCT AC 3′	5′ TTG GAG GTT TTC AGG TCT CG 3′
MMP13	5′ CTG ACC TGG GAT TTC CAA AA 3′	5′ ACA CGT GGT TCC CTG AGA AG 3′
IL-6	5′ TGATGGATGCTTCCAAACTG 3′	5′GAGCATTGGAAGTTGGGGTA 3′
IL-10	5′ GAGAGAAGCTGAAGACCCTCTG 3′	5′TCATTCATGGCCTTGTAGACA C 3′
IL-12	5′-AGG CCC AGC AGC AGA ATA AAT A-3′	5′-GTG CTC CAG GAG TCA GGG TAC T-3′
GAPDH	5′ GG GTG TGA ACC ACG AGA AAT 3′	5′ ACT GTG GTC ATG AGC CCT TC 3′