Table 1.

The forward and reverse primers used in the real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses for ADAMTS1, ADAMTS4, ADAMTS5, ADAMTS8, ADAMTS9, ADAMTS15, Beta actin and GAPDH. (ADAMTS, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs; β-actin, beta actin; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase).

β-actin	Forward	5′- TTCCTGGGCATGGAGTCCT -3′
	Reverse	5′- AGGAGGAGCAATGATCTTGATC -3′
GAPDH	Forward	5′- CCTGCACCACCAACT -3′
	Reverse	5′- TCTTCTGGGTGGCAGTGATG -3′
ADAMTS1	Forward	5′- GGACAGGTGCAAGCTCATCTG -3′
	Reverse	5′- TCTACAACCTTGGGCTGCAAA -3′
ADAMTS4	Forward	5′- GGGATAGTGACCACATTGTT -3′
	Reverse	5′- AGGCACTGGGCTACTACTAT -3′
ADAMTS5	Forward	5′- TATGACAAGTGCGGAGTATG -3′
	Reverse	5′- TTCAGGGCTAAATAGGCAGT -3′
ADAMTS8	Forward	5′- GTTCCCATCGTTCTGCACAC -3′
	Reverse	5′- ACCATGTGGTGGACTCGCCT -3′
ADAMTS9	Forward	5′- TTCCACAGGTCACTGAGCA -3′
	Reverse	5′- GTTTGCAACCCTGCGAGTAT -3′
ADAMTS15	Forward	5′- GGTACTTGCCTTGGCTGTTC -3′
	Reverse	5′- GTGGGGGAGACAATAAGAGC -3′