Table 1.

All primers for teal-time RT-PCR assay

Gene	Primer sequence
COL2A1	Sense: 5′-GGCAATAGCAGGTTCACGTACA-3′ Antisense: 5′-CGATAACAGTCTTGCCCCACTT-3′
ACAN	Sense: 5′-TGCATTCCACGAAGCTAACCTT-3′ Antisense: 5′-GACGCCTCGCCTTCTTGAA-3′
SOX9	Sense: 5′-AGCGAACGCACATCAAGAC-3′ Antisense: 5′-GCTGTAGTGTGGGAGGTTGAA-3′
COL10A1	Sense: 5′-CAAGGCACCATCTCCAGGAA-3′ Antisense: 5 ′-AAAGGGTATTTGTGGCAGCATATT-3′
MMP9	Sense: 5′-TGTACCGCTATGGTTACACTCG-3′ Antisense: 5 ′-GGCAGGGACAGTTGCTTCT-3′
MMP13	Sense: 5′-CCAGACTTCACGATGGCATTG-3′ Antisense: 5′-GGCATCTCCTCCATAATTTGGC-3′
ADAMTS4	Sense: 5′-GAGGAGGAGATCGTGTTTCCA-3′ Antisense: 5 ′-CCAGCTCTAGTAGCAGCGTC-3′
GAPDH	Sense: 5′-AGAAAAACCTGCCAAATATGATGAC-3′ Antisense: 5 ′-TGGGTGTCGCTGTTGAAGTC-3′