Table 2.

Polymerase chain reaction primer sequences

Gene	Primer	Sequence
TNF-αa	Reverse	GAAGAGAACCTGGGAGTAGATGAG
	Forward	AGATGGTCACCCTCAGATCAG
IL-1αb	Reverse	GAGGTGCTGATGTACCAGT
	Forward	CAACAAGTGGTGTTCTCCAT
MMP-2c	Reverse	TGAAAGGAGAAGAGCCTGAAGTGT
	Forward	TTGCTGGAGACAAATTCTGGAGAT
GAPDHd	Reverse	TCCCGTTCAGCTCGGGGATG
	Forward	TCGGCATTGTGGAGGGGCTC

^aTNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α

^bIL-1α: interleukin-1α

^cMMP-2: matrix metalloproteinase-2

^dGAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase