Table I.

Primer sequences used in reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis.

Gene name	Forward primer sequences	Reverse primer sequences
ALP	5′-CCCAAGAATAAAACTGATGTG-3′	5′-CTTCCAGGTGTCAACGAG-3′
Runx2	5′-GAATGCCTCTGCTGTTATG-3′	5′-ACTCTTGCCTCGTCCACT-3′
PPARγ2	5′-GGTTGACACAGAGATGCC-3′	5′-TGGAGTAGAAATGCTGGAGA-3′
p16Ink4a	5′-ACTTCAGGGGTGCCACATTC-3′	5′-CGACCCTGTCCCTCAAATCC-3′
p21	5′-GCGACTGTGATGCGCTAATG-3′	5′-GAAGGTAGAGCTTGGGCAGG-3′
p53	5′-TGCTCAAGACTGGCGCTAAA-3′	5′-CAATCCAGGGAAGCGTGTCA-3′
β-actin	5′-CTACCTCATGAAGATCCTCACCGA-3′	5′-TTCTCCTTAATGTCACGCACGATT-3′

ALP, alkaline phosphatase; Runx2, runt-related transcription factor 2; PPARγ2, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ2.