Table 1.

Sequences of primers employed for RT-PCR. RT-PCR primers used with their name, orientation (S, sense; AS, antisense), sequence, annealing temperature (Tm), and length of amplicon (bp).

Name	S/AS	Sequence	Tm (℃)	bp
RANKL	Forward	TGG AAG GCT CAT GGT TGG AT	59	75
	Reverse	CAT TGA TGG TGA GGT GTG CA
OPG	Forward	TGG AAG GCT CAT GGT TGG AT	59	75
	Reverse	CAT TGA TGG TGA GGT GTG CA
CTSK	Forward	CTTCCAATACGTGCAGCAGA	59	155
	Reverse	TCTTCAGGGCTTTCTCGTTC
TRAP	Forward	CACTCCCACCCTGAGATTTGT	60	145
	Reverse	CCCCAGAGACATGATGAAGTCA
IL-1α	Forward	GTGTTGCTGAAGGAGTTGCCAGAA	60	156
	Reverse	GTGCACCCGACTTTGTTCTTTGGT
IL-1β	Forward	AAGAGCTTCAGGCAGGCAGTATCA	60	190
	Reverse	TAATGGGAACGTCACACACCAGCA
IL-6	Forward	GGACCAAGACCATCCAAT	60	127
	Reverse	ACCACAGTGAGGAATGTC
IL-8	Forward	AACTTCTCCACAACCCTCTG	57	277
	Reverse	TTGGCAGCCTTCCTGATTTC
MMP-3	Forward	CAAAACATATTTCTTTGTAGAGGACAA	57	91
	Reverse	TTCAGCTATTTGCTTGGGAAA
MMP-13	Forward	ACTTTGTTGCCAATTCCAGG	57	131
	Reverse	TTTGAGAACACGGGGAAGAC
GAPDH	Forward	AGA AGG TGG TGA AGC AGG CAT C	60	111
	Reverse	CGA AGG TGG AAG AGT GGG AGT TG