Table I.

Primer sequences for Osterix, Runx2, OC, OPN, MMP-2, MMP-9 and β-actin.

Gene	Sequence
Osterix	Forward: 5′-GCGGCAAGGTGTATGGCAAGG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCAGAGCAGGCAGGTGAACTTC-3′
Runx2	Forward: 5′-AACAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCACCGAGCACAGGAAGTTGG-3′
OCN	Forward: 5′-CAGGCGCTACCTGTATCAATGGC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCCGATGTGGTCAGCCAACTC-3′
OPN	Forward: 5′-AGCGAGGAGTTGAATGGTGCATAC-3′
	Reverse: 5′-AATCTGGACTGCTTGTGGCTGTG-3′
MMP-2	Forward: 5′-GCCTCTCCTGACATTGACCTTGG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CACCACGGATCTGAGCGATGC-3′
MMP-9	Forward: 5′-TCCTGGTGCTCCTGGTGCTG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CTGCCTGTCGGTGAGATTGGTTC-3′
β-actin	Forward: 5′-AGCCATGTACGTTGCTATCCA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-ACCGGAGTCCATCACGATG-3′

MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; OCN, osteocalcin; OPN, osteopontin; Osterix, transcription factor Sp7; Runx2, Runt-related transcription factor 2.