Table 3.

Taqman^® primers and probes used in gene expression analysis

Gene	Abbreviation	Function	Forward 5′–3’	Reverse 5′–3’	Probe
18S ribosomal RNA	18S	Ribosome structural unit	GGCGTCCCCCAACTTCTT	AGGGCATCACAGACCTGTTATTG	TGGCGTTCAGCCACCCGAGATT
Collagenase 3	MMP-13	Matrix metalloproteinase	TGAAGACCCGAACCCTAAACAT	GAAGACTGGTGATGGCATCAAG	CAAAACACCAGACAAATGCGATCCTTCCTTA
Aggrecan	ACAN	Cartilage extracellular matrix	GATGCCACTGCCACAAAACA	GGGTTTCACTGTGAGGATCACA	CCGAGGGTGAAGCTCGAGGCAA